Smart work revolution
A WOMAN is helping enterprises find the flexible workers they need to boost their output as part of a new project in Hinckley.
Ruth Gawthorpe is leading a team of experts in pioneering the Smart Working Revolution, a programme offering tried and tested templates for work schedules and local and national networking.
Potential benefits of smart working include production increasing by up to 13 per cent, a wider talent pool, reduced overheads, and more satisfied employees, leading to better customer service.
Ms Gawthorpe, who formerly worked as head of HR for insurance group Domestic and General, got the idea for the programme after an injury confined her to a whelechair for a year.
She said: “My experience drove me to realise that there are many people in this world who, for one reason or another, can’t do the traditional 9-5 commute to work five days a week.
“But they still have a variety of skills which can benefit organisations and which companies are looking for.
“Flexible working does not just mean accommodating workers’ needs after parental leave.
“It’s a whole range of possibilities such as working from home or localised hubs to scheduling staff hours.
“Work happens in brains not in offices.”
Ms Gawthorpe worked last year as a director of people for Abodoo, a website matching flexible workers with organisations’ needs.
Her career has taken her to India and Poland, while her HR skills have helped numerous British companies, including the American Adventure theme park near Ilkeston.
The revolution is sponsored by Abodoo and is launching in the East Midlands with a free event on Tuesday February 20 at employment law consultants Croner, in Wheatfield Way.
Register for the event on the Eventbrite website.
For more information, contact Ruth Gawthorpe on 07976 509551.