Many employers in library and information sectors are looking at flexible working and work/life balance options.
While often thought of as relevant only to parents with childcare needs, flexible working can help all employees in an organisation.
Benefits include:
- Improved recruitment and retention of staff
- Reduced absenteeism
- Improved morale and productivity
- A wider pool of skills and experience to recruit from
- Support service provision outside traditional working hours
- Concentrate staff at a time, when the work load is greatest
- Benefits all carers with dependants
- Gives greater access to work for disabled people
- Allows people to combine work and study
- Balances work with outside interests
We have compiled the following Top Tips on the left to help CILIP members who are thinking of asking for more flexibility in their working hours.