ScrutinyFlexible Working Presentation 20 July 2005

Agenda

• Flexible working - why?• What will Perceval House be like?• Typical Floor Layout (4th Floor)• Flexible Working in Perceval House• Home Working Initial Studies• Field (mobile) Working Initial Studies• Questions

Flexible working - why?

• New (ish) HR legislation supports a flexible approach by employers to employees needs

• Improved recruitment and retention from opportunities for better work / life balance

• Opportunity to work within modern new office space

• E-government targets (IEG4 PSOs)• Gershon report advises reduction in property costs• Opportunity to reduce office costs @ £255 sqm/yr

(= approx £2000 per person)

What will Perceval House be like?

WorkstationsTouchdown

positionsMeeting rooms

Interview rooms

Counter positions

Cash counter positions

Workstations + Touchdown

Level 0 : RC 0 0 0 27 39 6 0

Level 0 : BC 0 51 18 0 0 0 51

Level 1 340 0 17 0 0 0 340

Level 2 326 36 17 0 0 0 362

Level 3 247 26 21 0 0 0 273

Level 4 326 36 18 0 0 0 362

Level 5 320 36 20 0 0 0 356

TOTALS 1559 185 111 27 39 6 1744

Typical Floor Layout (4th Floor)

Flexible Working in Perceval House

• Team workspace• Corporate support

(eg:facilities management, registry etc)

• Different spaces for different activities• Maximum opportunity for communication• Not reliant upon home or mobile working

Home Working Initial Studies

• Experiences from other initial studies• Potential solutions ?

– The portal– Citrix solution

• Connectivity ?– Broadband – what speed– IP Streaming

• Telephones / voice communications ?– Voice over IP

Field (mobile) Working Initial Studies

• Project NOMAD• Other projects

Greenwich Islington

• Mobile middleware v legacy systems• Mobile Infrastructure (data downloads)

Questions ?

More information: Madeleine Gorman x 6072