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Table 2 .3 Use of temporary workers: all sectors
Table 2 .5 Use of overt¡me: allsectors
Table 3 .4 Radical functional flexibility in manufacturing maintenance
Table 3 .5 Functional flexibility in manufacturing product¡on/process
Table 4 .1 Distancing in the four sectors
Changing Working Patterns: How Companies Achieve Flexibility to Meet New Needs
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... The central premise of flexible working is that employers engage labour in a manner that is more responsive at a time when more work is required. This is based on the 'flexible firm' approach in which employers can treat some parts of the organizational workforce differently and, in doing so, increase their flexibility in how they carry out their work functions (Atkinson & Meager, 1986). In their seminal article on the topic, the authors considered that new pressures obliged organizations and their employees to consider various approaches to getting tasks done (Atkinson, 1984). ...

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Lessons Learned from Working from Home: Exploring Factors Considered Critical to Supporting Successful Working from Home During the Pandemic
Changing Working Patterns: How Companies Achieve Flexibility to Meet New Needs
John Atkinson

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