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It may have seemed like a sci-fi scenario a few years ago, but now spies they can save the world at the touch of a button, though do not use any weapon or weapon system. Instead, they take advantage of their labor rights and choose more flexible working hours.

In accordance with bbc.comflexibility in workthe ability to organize the employee his work schedule and division of labor, is an issue that is slowly beginning to be high on the agenda of labor relations since his time coronavirus and then, as the pandemic showed that there are many alternatives.

Two working mothers and deputy counterterrorism directors Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) of the United Kingdom, seized the opportunity during the coronavirus period and determined their working hours, as they decided to share among themselves, the responsibilities they had, as well as to work a few days from home. But despite the fact that they have about 30 years of experience and power in their work, things were not easy from the beginning.

As they report, in the first phase, problems were created, as they would not work all week, but only for three days and alternately. So they had to re-tune their work and personal lives. Initially, there were issues, such as who and when to keep the child at home when physical presence was required in the office, but also how they would be able to manage their sector, since they will work less and a few days away from home.

Initially, they struggled to adapt to the new pattern, while also taking advantage of the technology on which their work is based. So, they found a common day, specifically on Monday, where they receive their e-mail in a common email, from which, however, they never send a quick reply. This way, all employees know that they have to wait for instructions and there is no room for misinterpretation, while they themselves find the time to organize their week.

However, similar cases have not developed in the same way, as flexibility at work, although more discussed, remains “taboo”.

The market is changing, the mentalities are not

The BBC reports that the demand for flexible working hours and division of labor has increased dramatically since the coronavirus, especially on the part of workers, as they realized that there are several possibilities.

Specifically, in the United Kingdom in telework was 1 in 20 before the coronaviruswhile after the pandemic 1 in 5 works from home. Also, in 2020 there were 119,000 job sharing contracts, while in 2021 they increased to 122,000.

However, the mentality in many workplaces has not changed and many believe that either this form of work is “not a normal job”, or it does not work despite the opposite results so far and can not lead to a higher position.

Typically, half of UK workers adopt the above views, at a time when there are about 8 million are working – representing a quarter of the active workforce – part-time, of whom 750,000 are in senior positions and receive an average salary of 47 47,000ie almost 55,000 euros, according to an April analysis by the Learning and Work Institute.

According to Stephen EvansCEO of the Learning and Work Institute, for the first time there are as many vacancies as there are unemployed job seekers, with him emphasizing that “Recruiters should be cautious about being open to flexible work so that those looking for this model are not afraid to ask».

The stigma on women

The British publication notes that flexible working hours and division of labor, in addition to the negative image it has in the UK, usually stigmatizes women, because it is said to indicate some “weakness”.

“When women work flexibly, they are more likely to be stigmatized compared to, say, an older man doing a certain share of work. People will think that they are sharing the burden, because they are doing something more important or because they may have a higher position“, so no one will wonder about his performance”, typically states the Heejung ChungPhD and sociologist at the University of Kent.

According to her, the division of labor into flexible working hours seems to be more efficient, but it is not widely used, because the prevailing mentality is that a good worker is the one who drowns at work.

People sharing work «work harder and make sure they are more available than when there is one person working and trying to do the job for two people“, According to her, but many consider those who” drown “as” productive and dedicated “.