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Figure 17: Preferred Level of Mobility: Generation Y 18-25 yrs old
But still 44% are actually expecting to have to follow a conventional working pattern (8-6, 9-5, 7-3) rather
than embracing a flexible working pattern.
Figure 18: Pattern of Work: Generation Y 18-25 yrs old, all countries
Global WorkPlace Innovation
The older you get and the more you
prefer and expect flexible working
in your ways of working. Overall
79% of 18-25yrs old want to be
mobile rather than static workers
(flexible or ad-hoc working pattern).
It is also interesting to note how
much China privileged conventional
working hours as a preference:
43% of the respondents prefer a
conventional working pattern.
Figure 19: Flexible Working Pattern – preferred vs. expected: per age group, all countries
Figure 20: Flexible Working Pattern – preferred vs. expected: per country all countries for 18-25 yrs old
League table: Flexible Working
Women prefer more flexibility than men
The UK and the US Generation Y prefer to
work the most flexibly while China and
India expect to work flexibly.
The 45-54 years old group are the age
group with the highest preferences for a
flexible way of working
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Recommendation:
Flexible Working should be the norm
for the Generation Y as it is a flexible
workforce with a high level of mobility
Raise awareness on new ways of working
and actively promote flexible working
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