Within a new report from work-life balance charity Working Families and professional coaching organisation Talking Talent, the pair argue that ‘flexible working should not just be the preserve of those who work at a desk’.
It comes as research by the charity and organisation finds that despite progress made in the pandemic, many parents and carers, including those working in frontline services such as education, still lack access to flexible working.
The Index 2022, which includes a ranking table of the most and least flexible sectors as reported by 2,806 parents surveyed (see below), finds that higher earners (over £60k) and those in ‘knowledge-based’ industries are most likely to be working flexibly, leaving those on lower incomes and in ‘place-based’ roles behind.
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