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per week. To give the scheme greater impetus and to make it more effective, I have asked the Secretary for the Civil Service to encourage departments, to adopt greater flexibility in deciding on their core operation hours.

have to Two In doing so departments will, of course, continue to have regard to convenience to the public and to work efficiency.

Sir, I have no cloubt that

In the private sector, commercial considerations will no doubt heavily influence management decisions on whether to allow their employees to work flexitime. But I

it the hope

In advantages of flexitime e obvious.

Flexitime are particular, it spreads demand on public transport services and helps relieve congestion on major roads and tunnels during both the morning and evening peaks Many factories are of course already operated on a shift basis which in itself is a form of staggered working hours.

however,

to

the

I have, asked the Labour Department and Information Services Department to consider ways of bringing these advantages to the attention of employers so as to encourage the wider use of flexitime.

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