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Guarded yes to flexible hours

THE Queen’s Speech may have paved the way for an increase in flexible working conditions across the region. Read

Flexi-time working backed by council

THE routine nine to five working day has been replaced with flexible working conditions at Durham County Council. Read

Flexibility ‘is healthy’

BUSINESS leaders should use flexible working if they want a healthier workforce, says a leading employment group. Read

Wise move in flexible fight

THE campaign to improve working conditions across the region has won more business support. Read

Flexible work ‘cuts absence’

EMPLOYERS are to be shown how to cut sickness absences among their staff by creating more flexible working environments. Read

Travel card helps to cut congestion

A pilot travel scheme aimed at tackling congestion is helping to spread the message of flexible working habits. Read

Bosses are urged to be flexible friends

The benefits of flexible working hours will be promoted to business leaders today. Read

Working smarter is worth millions

Smarter work practices could save businesses millions of pounds currently wasted on congestion, it was claimed last night. Read

Regional TUC backs Work Wise

Smarter working practices can beat stress, aid healthy living and help people achieve a proper work-life balance, unions in the North say. Read

Work from home - save the planet

Companies which allow employees to work from home will be doing their bit to ease traffic congestion and reduce climate change, campaigners said yesterday. Read

Try out home working

Employees are being encouraged to sample the benefits of working from home for a day as part of a campaign aimed at revolutionising the nine-to-five culture. Read

English deserve a say in future of the UK

There appears to be an assumption, certainly on the part of Alex Salmond, that the break-up of the United Kingdom can be decided by a referendum in Scotland alone. Read

Work it out - life can be a lot better

Companies across the North-East are being asked to take part in a week-long trial to "smarter working" this month - as a campaign to end the nine-to-five culture gathers pace. Read

Council boss signs up for wise work

A North-East authority has become the first council in the UK to sign up to a groundbreaking scheme to end the nine to five work culture. Read

British Legion in Work Wise move

An organisation that helps people with disabilities get back into jobs has become the first charity to sign up to the North-East's flexible working campaign. Read

School start change 'would cut gridlock'

Education chiefs in the North-East were yesterday challenged to cut traffic congestion by changing school start times. Read

Work from home campaign is launched in North

A pioneering campaign aimed at radically changing how people in the North-East work will be officially launched tomorrow. Read

Smarter working helps all

A computing firm yesterday said technology can help end the North-East's nine to five culture as it became the latest firm to sign up to a flexible working campaign. Read

Time runs out for rush hour

The leaders of the Go For Jobs campaign yesterday threw their weight behind a drive to end the North-East's nine to five culture. Read

North-East campaign is picked up in USA

Work Wise has been picked up by experts across the Atlantic. Read

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