50 British companies join forces for work life balance

62% of British office workers feel that they would be more productive if they could spend time outside of the work place, and only  a third of UK employees (35%) still want to work in the office every day of the week, according to a report by Randstad.

Furthermore, over half (58%) of Brits would like to work flexible hours rather than a standard hours working week.

In light of this, 50 British businesses are teaming up to showcase flexible working to staff, encouraging other companies to adopt similar strategies.

The companies, including RED Driving School, Purple Bricks and Orlebar Brown, have joined the Smarter Working Initiative, launched by Powwownow to illustrate the benefits of allowing staff to alter the hours and place that they work for one day.