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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1988
WIDER USE OF FLEXITIME ENCOURAGED
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE INFORMATION
SERVICES DEPARTMENT
THE WIDER SAID IN THE
HAVE BEEN ASKED TO CONSIDER WAYS OF BRINGING THE ADVANTAGES OF FLEXITIME TO THE ATTENTION OF EMPLOYERS SO AS TO ENCOURAGE USE OF THE SYSTEM, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN
HEAVILY ΤΟ WORK
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARIA TAM, SIR DAVID SAID THE PRIVATE SECTOR, COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS WOULD NO DOUBT INFLUENCE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS ON WHETHER TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES FLEXITIME.
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"BUT I HOPE THE ADVANTAGES OF IT ARE OBVIOUS, HE SAID.
"IN PARTICULAR, IT SPREADS DEMAND ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES AND HELPS RELIEVE CONGESTION ON MAJOR ROADS AND TUNNELS DURING BOTH THE MORNING AND EVENING PEAK HOURS.
"MANY FACTORIES ARE OF BASIS WHICH IN ITSELF IS ADDED.
A
COURSE
ALREADY OPERATED ON A SHIFT
FORM OF STAGGERED WORKING HOURS, HE
SAID
IN DEFINING FLEXITIME WITHIN THE CIVIL SERVICE, SIR DAVID IT WAS AN ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY CIVIL SERVANTS MIGHT SELECT THE STARTING AND FINISHING TIME FOR THEMSELVES WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS.
CIVIL
STARTING-TIMES
WHEREBY AS FOR STAGGERED WORKING HOURS, IT WAS A SYSTEM SERVANTS MIGHT OPT FOR ONE OF A NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVE PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENTS OR SECTIONS.
OPERATED
AT PRESENT, 31 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FLEXITIME OR STAGGERED WORKING HOURS FOR ALL OR PART OF HE SAID.
SOME FORM OF
THEIR STAFF,
"THE *CORE' TIMES AROUND WHICH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
WORKING HOURS PRESCRIBE THEIR STAGGERED
ARE BETWEEN
AM 9.30 12.30 PM AND BETWEEN 2.30 PM AND 4.30 PM ON A NORMAL WORKING DAY, DAVID SAID.
AND ** STR
FOR Tilk SERVANTS 44 HOURS PER
"I SHOULD STRESS THAT THESE ARE NOT THE WORKING HOURS
CORE CIVIL SERVICE BUT ARE THE
HOURS AROUND WHICH CIVIL ENGAGED IN OFFICE WORK ARE REQUIRED TO WORK A TOTAL OF WEEK.
"TO GIVE THE SCHEME GREATER IMPETUS AND то MAKE T MORE
ASKED I HAVE EFFECTIVE,
THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE TO
GREATER FLEXIBILITY ENCOURAGE DEPARTMENTS TO ADOPT
IN DECIDINO ON THEIR 'CORE' OPERATION HOURS.
"IN SO DOING, DEPARTMENTS WILL OF COURSE HAVE TO HAVE REGARD TO THE CONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC AND TO WORK HE ADDED.
CONTINUE EFFICIENCY,
TO
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