Advice / Information on Flexible Working and Teleworking

There are lots of great websites with advice about flexible working and teleworking.. Flexible working and teleworking are developing fast. So most of these sites are being updated almost constantly. This means  the best way to find the info you want is to go to the home page of the site and use the site's own search engine facility

Here are some we recommend.

ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)
A publicly funded independent service working with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance, leading to improved productivity and work life balance
Search for "Flexible Working"
www.acas.org.uk

BT (British Telecommunications)
A organisation with a large flexible workforce providing solutions for flexible working and telework.
www.bt.com/flexibleworking

Business Link
Search for "flexible working" or "Working time"
www.businesslink.gov.uk

ConnectingSW
Working with counties in the South West region to coordinate the regional stakeholder groups. Promoting flexible working and mobile working amongst other was of using ICT for increasing productivity.
www.connectingsw.net

Cornwall Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI)
For networking events, business support, export certification and advice.
www.ccci.org.uk

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
This Department now includes the responsibilities of the former DTI.
Search for "Flexible Working"
www.berr.gov.uk

Employers and work life balance
Run by the Work Foundation a not for profit organisation which exists to campaign for Good Work.
Follow the links for 'small and medium sized organisations'
www.employersforwork-lifebalance.org.uk

Envision
Envision is the South West environmental support programme, helping businesses save money and reduce their business carbon footprint, through travel reduction and telecommuting.
http://www.envisionsw.org.uk/

Flexibility
A not-for-profit venture to bring together companies and organisations with an interest in flexible working and teleworking
www.flexibility.co.uk

Live/Work Network
A membership organisation for those with an interest in the dual use of accommodation for business and domestic use, improving work life balance.
www.liveworknet.com

Matisse
Mobile and Teleworking Initiative for a Smarter South East
A partnership project led by Hampsire County Council an initiated by SEEDA (South East England Development Agency) set out to better understand the economic, social and environmental benefits of mobile working and flexible working.
www3.hants.gov.uk/matisse

Mumandworking
mumandworking.co.uk aims to provide information for mums who want to earn extra cash to top up the family income or take on a new challenge, and are looking for work life balance .
www.mumandworking.co.uk

SustainIT
Understanding the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and sustainable development., including reducing the business carbon footprint.
www.sustainit.org

The Future Work Forum - Henley Management College
Search for "Future work forum" for expert insights into flexible working, teleworking and remote working.
www.henleymc.ac.uk

The information Commissioners Office for information on the Data Protection Act
Search for "Data protection guide"
www.ico.gov.uk

The Telework Association
The Telework Association is a membership organisation providing information, advice and support to enable individuals, to make a success of mobile working, flexible working and teleworking.
www.tca.org.uk

Travelwise
For anyone who is either developing or delivering a Travel Plan, a marketing campaign for changing travel behaviour, advising on sustainable travel initiatives or providing sustainable transport services to others.
www.travelwise.org.uk

Worksmart
A site from the TUC to help working people get the best out of the world of work, including flexible working and teleworking.
www.worksmart.org.uk

Workwise UK
A not-for-profit initiative organised by the IT Forum Foundation., looking at increasing productivity through flexible working.
www.workwiseuk.org