Only 57 per cent of Scotland's workforce take up flexitime

Only 57 per cent of Scotland's workforce take up flexitime where it is offered and no more than 36 per cent take advantage of any other family-friendly policy, including reduced hours, voluntary part-time working, working from home, term-time working and annual hours, according to a study carried out in the Scottish Borders by Children in Scotland. The charity published the findings to coincide with the Government's introduction of new family-friendly employment laws. The study found that employees worried that using family-friendly policies might damage their careers, but felt that those they had used made their lives better. The most useful...