Applied GCE Unit 1Applied GCE Unit 1

Life in the Information AgeLife in the Information Age

Learning OutcomesLearning Outcomes

Lesson 2

By the end of the lesson, you should:

understand the impact on professional lives

understand the scope of teleworking in a real-life situation

understand the impact on working styles in a real-life situation

FlexibilityFlexibility More flexible way of working:More flexible way of working:

– The times at which people workThe times at which people work– The places at which people workThe places at which people work– The contracts they work underThe contracts they work under

Employers monitor and control more Employers monitor and control more flexible working patternsflexible working patterns

Communication and networking allows Communication and networking allows people to work in different ways and in people to work in different ways and in different placesdifferent places

Lesson 2

Learning outcomes: Understand the impact on professional lives; understand the scope of teleworking; the impact on working styles

Work/life balanceWork/life balance Working life more productive and Working life more productive and

efficientefficient Individuals take on more responsibilityIndividuals take on more responsibility

Downside: working hours longerDownside: working hours longer– >60 hours per week : 12.5% to 16.5% from 2002 to >60 hours per week : 12.5% to 16.5% from 2002 to

20042004– 2/3 of families working outside Mon-Fri 9-52/3 of families working outside Mon-Fri 9-5– ½ of all employees have some form of flexible ½ of all employees have some form of flexible

working arrangementworking arrangement– 11% of women and 8% of men worked flextime11% of women and 8% of men worked flextime– 7% of women and 1% of men worked term time only7% of women and 1% of men worked term time onlyLesson 2

Learning outcomes: Understand the impact on professional lives; understand the scope of teleworking; the impact on working styles

TaskTask

Read the report for the BT case Read the report for the BT case study, and answer the questions study, and answer the questions providedprovided

Lesson 2

Learning outcomes: Understand the impact on professional lives; understand the scope of teleworking; the impact on working styles