MEN'S HEALTH: After lockdown

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Flexitime Will Go Full-time

Wherever we lay our laptops, that’s our office. Companies will have to loosen their policies on flexible working

We won’t all continue to work remotely, but we will work more flexibly. That’s not so revolutionary for women, who have long done so to accommodate care for their children (and sometimes parents). But men have hitherto been reluctant, as Cary Cooper’s studies at Manchester University have shown, because they were worried it would damage their careers. “Well, now that’s gone,” he says.

Period26 Jun 2020

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  • TitleEmering from lockdown
    Media name/outletMen's Health
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date26/06/20
    DescriptionFlexitime Will Go Full-time

    Wherever we lay our laptops, that’s our office. Companies will have to loosen their policies on flexible working

    We won’t all continue to work remotely, but we will work more flexibly. That’s not so revolutionary for women, who have long done so to accommodate care for their children (and sometimes parents). But men have hitherto been reluctant, as Cary Cooper’s studies at Manchester University have shown, because they were worried it would damage their careers. “Well, now that’s gone,” he says.
    URLhttps://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/familyhealth/life-after-lockdown-how-our-worlds-will-change-when-the-doors-reopen/ar-BB15IAcx
    PersonsCary Cooper

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • coronavirus
  • flexible working