It can be tough holding onto good staff if you're a small business. This month's Director magazine (Yes I'm a member of the Institute of Directors) features an example of some smart thinking from Amtrak Express Parcels, a medium sized business with around 1,000 staff. They are using home working as their main weapon in the battle to retain productive employees in their IT development team.
Clearly home working isn't the solution for every situation and it does require a certain amount of adjustment and the occasional physical meeting to keep things ticking over. But the general principle is that the flexible company is likely to be the one that holds on to its best people while the rigid firm loses out.
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