WiseWork Limited - Flexible Working Case Studies Overview

WiseWork helps businesses and organisations of all sizes and in all sectors to move to flexible working. As a result, they are enjoying greater productivity and a happier workforce. Read about some of the businesses which are benefiting from WiseWork’s expertise below.

Recruitment problems solved at Slough
As a result of WiseWork working with the Environmental Services Department at Slough Borough Council to introduce flexible working, the team has been able to recruit and retain five new staff who would not have been able to take up the posts previously.

ENCAMS close regional offices and introduce home working
The environmental charity ENCAMS has adopted flexible working with our help and saved substantial costs by closing regional offices and reducing space at the head office. As a result of our work, they became the first charity in the country to be accorded the Investors in People Work-Life Balance standard and have also figured in the Sunday Times Top 100 small companies list for two years.

Word Association gains national standard
Having commissioned WiseWork to review its work-life balance provisions, Word Association became of one of the first marketing consultancies to gain the national Work-Life Balance Standard.

Kennet District Council Is Best Council For Work Home Balance
Wisework was delighted that Kennet District Council was named as one of the Times Best Councils to Work For 2007, but even better was its award for being the best Council for Work Home Balance.

Seagram Spirits and Wines Group
Using as a basis a Work-life Balance programme launched in the USA in 1998 called "FLEXoptions - Alternative Ways to Work", Wisework were tasked to help with the development, branding and marketing of a new Flexible Working Programme primarily for the UK and European operations.

BMJ Publishing Group
Wisework explored new ways of working to widen recruitment and support the introduction of new operational processes and business model; seeking to contain amount and cost of space in medium term and reduce overcrowding and poor ergonomics and enable local headcount growth in the short term.

The NCNT closes down its office and improves effectiveness
Recently The NCNT, a children’s charity, moved out of its Headquarters offices in London’s Moorgate and adopted a flexible working structure based on working both at and from its personnel’s homes and at client’ sites. Despite the initial setup costs and ongoing support costs; this has resulted in significant savings in annual operating costs, money which has been diverted into the development of new client services.