Fully up to date for current legislation, Teach Yourself Flexible Working covers all situations in which flexible and remote working is beneficial to the employee and employer. It makes a convincing argument about how and why this working practice is gaining in popularity, and offers guidance to people wishing to change their working structures and contracts.
If you aren't already doing it, this book will show you how to become a flexible worker by reflecting on business practice, issues around lifestyle, finance and technology that will affect the flexible employee. It is highly practical and written in a friendly style with:
- case studies of real experiences
- bullet points and summaries
- diagrams
- charts and tables
- simple exercises to help the reader record
their thoughts and decisions
You'll learn how to:
negotiate a flexible working package
feel comfortable using the latest technology
achieve a work-life balance
remain efficient & effective without being home-
or office bound
TEACH YOURSELF FLEXIBLE WORKING offers instructive advice on how to discuss the possibilities of flexible working with your organisation or on feeling ready to go it alone.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"A good starting point to obtain information about flexible working. Providing solid legislation and legal advice while being concise enough to apply the theory to your own situation." - hrlook.com
"Extremely useful for an employee considering requesting a flexible working pattern." - Personnal Today
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charts, tables, 30line drawings
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Höhe: 197 mm
Breite: 128 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
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978-0-340-84516-5 (9780340845165)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Carol Elston and Sue Orrell are Co-Directors of Change Associated Training Solutions (CATS Consulting Ltd), training people to complete complex business tasks flexibly, smartly and effectively using IT, and have co-authored numerous IT and ICT training books. They practice what they preach: both work from home and on the move enabled by flexible working tools and technology.
Who you are; Working out what you want from your work; The flexible ways of working; Choosing the best job for you; The best flexible jobs; Other jobs worth looking at; Action planning to get that job; Looking ahead; Resources available and where to get more help; 1 - Deciding what you are looking for; 2 - Looking at the choices; 3 - Planning that dream job