Flexible Working & Global Pandemic: The Case of Covid-19

This research project explores the impact of flexible working on employee productivity, mental health, and overall business performance, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. It also discusses the advantages and challenges of flexible working and provides recommendations for organizations to implement it effectively.

RESEARCH PROJECT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• RESEARCH OUTCOME
• Conclusion and recommendations
• REFERENCES

RESEARCH OUTCOME
• The finding in the research means that employee are at their best
when they are given the opportunity to schedule their working
hours based on their individual ability and according to their task.
• Along with this, if the employees are given an opportunity of
working hour it enhance their productivity and helps organization
• In addition to this, it was identify that flexible working hour
contributes in improving the mental health of the employees.
• Such as it helps in reducing the workload stress as well as it
build the positive attitude towards the company. to acc
• Thus, healthy relation with the organization contribute in
increasing the overall performance of the firm in the competitive
market. However, employees are key source of the business as it
contributes in solving the threats and increase the revenue of the
firm. accomplish their goals in the limited frame of time.

• The impact of the flexible working is such that it could
incoprorate various advantages to the business that
involve cost efficient, managing deadlines, efficiency
and such like of advantages.
• There are certain challenge also there related to the
flexible working situations which involve long
working hours, communication barriers and such kind
of issues are also there with the flexible working
conditions implemented.
• The pandemic situation was very threatening for the
employees along with the companies itself and in such
a time the role flexible working could allow the
businesses to deal with all different needs and
requirements of the venture efficiently.

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
• After conducting this research which is based on flexible working system across the
organizations that are operating at global level with the emergence of COVID – 19
pandemics, it has been realized that there are many benefits that both organization
and their management enjoys on the ground of implementing flexible working in
their work culture or system. It has been found that workers are able to achieve
greater balance between their work and lives which results in higher satisfaction
among employees and improvement in their existing level of morale. Accordingly,
there are lower costs associated with employee turnover which generally incurred
in terms of recruiting and providing training to new joiners.
 New metrics for measuring performance outcomes should be identified to rethink
about enhancing work productivity and team effectiveness to ensure there would be
no disadvantages of working flexibly.
 Ensure that both line and HR managers within the flexibly working organization
are appropriately trained to grab the benefits such working system can provide.

REFERENCES
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Maadani, O., Shafiee, M. and Egorov, I., 2021. Climate Change Challenges for Flexible Pavement in Canada:
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Chung, H. and Van der Lippe, T., 2020. Flexible working, work–life balance, and gender equality:
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Lafferty, A. and et.al., 2020. Submission to the Department of Justice and Equality Public Consultation on
Flexible Working. Carewell Project.