Flexibility at work: Balancing the interests of employer and employee

Citation

(2001), "Flexibility at work: Balancing the interests of employer and employee", European Business Review, Vol. 13 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ebr.2001.05413bae.001

Flexibility at work: Balancing the interests of employer and employee

Flexibility at work: Balancing the interests of employer and employee

Peter ReillyGower2000ISBN 0 566 08259 4 (hardback)£45.00

Keywords: Flexible organization

Peter Reilly says a mutually beneficial approach to flexibility is required. Organizations need to get to grips with flexibility, not only to address business problems and cope with legal regulations, but also to respond to the pressures of workforce diversity and labour market tightness.

Flexibility at Work brings clarity to this misunderstood subject. lt shows how to obtain the business benefits of flexibility through an approach that addresses the needs of both employer and employee. The author breaks down flexibility into five different types, from functional through to financial. He introduces a model of how mutual flexibility might be developed and the preconditions necessary to make it successful. Along the way he cites much evidence of how employers are introducing alternative working arrangements that provide benefits to both parties.

This book shows how flexibility can reduce costs, improve quality and service, increase productivity, hedge against change, and meet supply needs.

About the author

Peter Reilly is a principal research fellow at the Institute for Employment Studies, leading its HR planning and resource work. Prior to joining the Institute he spent 16 years with Shell as a HR manager in both the UK and overseas.

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