A survey has shown that many firms are prepared to be flexible with employees working hours during the London Olympics.
London 2012 sponsor Deloitte surveyed 201 businesses with over 500 workers and found that 42% of them said that they were prepared to install screens in parts of the premises to allow employees to watch the main events live.
A third of businesses said that they would be understanding if workers were having difficulty getting into work during the games while a smaller percentage said that they would allow staff to work from home or work from client sites further away from where olympic events are taking place. The majority, six out of 10 businesses, said that they were not intending to make any changes to their flexible working policy.
Heather Hancock, London 2012 lead partner at Deloitte, said that she was encouraged by the number of firms thinking ahead to the potential impact the games could have on their day-to-day operations. She said that firms are realising that it will not be business as usual when the games are taking place. She added: “At all times, the priority will be to meet client needs but businesses need to factor in high numbers of staff wanting to attend or watch live events, a transportation system under increased pressure and potential disruption to supply chains.”
