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Work Flexibility in the European Union and United Kingdom

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Work Flexibility in the European Union and United Kingdom

Introduction

The work landscape changed drastically in the past few years . It has become more demanding and hectic . Competitiveness of employees is measured by their adaptability to new work trends and applications skill and continuous update of knowledge . Long working hours , faster pace and technology blurred the boundaries between life on and off the job (Galinsky , E . 2007 . According to Fagan , Hegewisch , and Pillinger

(2006 , Meeting the demands of economic , social and family relationships in the 21st century requires a new and broad-ranging approach to flexible working time and work /life balance

The long working hours had affected the family life of employees . People are spending more time in the office than at home . The dedication to career has broken the basic tenet of family life . There is a need for employers and employees to come up with better working arrangements that fit the new lifestyle

Provision of more flexible working arrangement can bridge the gap between career and family life . New models of workplace that could accommodate to the demands of the home are needed . McMorrow , E ( n .d added that advent of new technologies and devices such as WiFi broadband and PDAs have made it possible to work effectively outside the office

Flexibility Defined

According to Friedman (n .d , flexibility is a way to define how and when work gets done and how careers...