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Posted: Tue, June 3, 2008
SMEs: Offering better flexible working opportunitiesUtilising the latest mobile and remote working technologies, small and medium enterprises are more likely to accept requests for flexible working than larger ones, a new report has indicated.According to the latest government review led by Sainsbury's human resources director Imelda Walsh, the review suggested that smaller companies are more likely to take advantage of flexible working and the benefits it provides, such as increased productivity and recruitment costs reduction. The review recommended extending the right to request flexible working in the UK to all parents with children up to the age of 16, something that could increase the number of people working remotely by up to 4.5 million. Business secretary John Hutton said: "It is important that employers retain control over deciding whether it suits their business to allow people to work flexibly, but extending the right to request to parents of older children will allow families to take priority when decisions are made." In May, Caroline Waters, director of employment policy at BT, told those companies attending the Work Wise UK summit that they must change their mindset and support flexible working practices in order to feel the benefit. 
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