Flexible working is second only to salary in attracting IT professionals to accept a new job.
Despite the attraction of working for home or part time, research by UK online recruitment site www.theitjobboard.co.uk revealed that the IT industry has a long way to go to truly embrace flexible working. Although 61% of IT professionals said they worked flexibly, almost half believed their company had yet to adapt to the whole flexible working culture. For that reason, a fifth of the respondents to the survey thought that flexible working affected their chances of promotion.
Alex Farrell, managing director of www.theitjobboard.co.uk, said that offering flexibility could be a key to attracting staff and combating the skills shortage.
"A flexible working policy is essential to many female IT professionals because it allows them to balance the demands of their career with family and childcare commitments. Employers have no time to lose in introducing this practice," said Farrell.
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