The provision of flexible working has been shown to lead to a massive improvement in wellbeing among construction workers with no effects on project budgets or deadlines, research has discovered.
A study, conducted by Timewise, found that introducing flexible working increased the number of workers who felt they had enough time to look after their own health and wellbeing from 48 per cent to 84 per cent – a 75 per cent increase.
Similarly, the percentage of workers who said they regularly worked beyond their contracted hours dropped from 51 per cent to 34 per cent, while the proportion who said they felt guilty for starting later or finishing earlier than colleagues also fell from 47 per cent to 33 per cent.
Trust in colleagues working remotely also increased, with the number of workers saying they were unsure someone working from home was working as hard as them falling from 48 per cent to 33 per cent.
The findings are the results of the Timewise Construction Pioneers programme, through which the flexible working consultancy worked with Build UK and four of the UK’s biggest…
