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Benefits to Transport and the Environment of Flexible Working

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Article Overview: We have all been there, trying to get to work during rush hour. A journey that should only take 10-15 minutes under normal circumstances takes an hour or more due to the increasing traffic on roads. This means staff are often ‘stressed-out’ by the time they reach their workplace.

Benefits to Transport and the Environment of Flexible Working

WorkwiseUK says ‘Heavy traffic on the roads of the UK is damaging the efficiency and competitiveness of British business. UK commuters have the longest journeys into work in Europe at an average of 45 minutes - up from 24 minutes, 10 years ago - and according to the RAC 60% of cars on UK roads have only occupant who is primarily a commuter or business traveller. Even a 10 per cent fall in the number of people travelling would have a significant effect upon congestion levels on the roads and over-crowding problems on public transport. Congestion is marginal: reduce the volume by a small amount below the critical saturation point, and the traffic flows.' Vehicles clogging up the highways, engines ticking over and spewing out carbon dioxide whilst barely moving more a few hundred yards every couple of minutes, is extremely damaging to the environment.

Introducing more home and flexible working is one of the primary ways in which to reduce direct air pollution and reduce the amount of fuel energy used. The amount of vehicle emissions will also fall because less number of vehicles will be sitting in traffic. According to the Road Users Alliance a car travelling at crawling speed generates over 500g/km of carbon dioxide. At 100kph this falls to around 175g/km.

London has already introduced the Congestion Charge in an attempt to reduce the number of vehicles clogging up the major arteries into the city centre. Several other cities around the UK are now also seriously considering similar measures. The UK's public transport system is struggling to cope with the growing stream of commuters, who themselves complain about over-crowded public transport and the spiralling costs.

The majority of major companies are situated in urban areas. This means that people working for traditional companies in these areas have to commute along congested roads or fight their way onto congested public transport. Smarter working practices can alleviate this problem and enables people to live wherever they choose, whilst still being a productive and valuable employee.

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