{"id":100428,"date":"2021-10-15T11:30:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T10:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=100428"},"modified":"2021-10-15T11:30:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T10:30:35","slug":"multiplex-flexible-work-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/multiplex-flexible-work-model\/100428\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiplex introduces flexible work model to promote gender equity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multiplex<\/a> has adopted a flexible working model to reduce its gender pay gap and increase the number, and influence of women working across its UK business<\/h2>\n

To tackle the lack of women in construction<\/a>, Multiplex\u2019s flexible working model<\/a> \u2018Multiplex Flex\u2019 has been designed to target issues linked to gender equity, focusing on the health and wellbeing of female employees by increasing their freedom and opportunities.<\/p>\n

Mulitplex hopes its flexible working model will help to attract and retain talent to support career progression and assist women into senior roles where the gender pay gap is highest at 95%.<\/p>\n

It also supports the redistribution of care intra-households and the ability for colleagues to support their partners.<\/p>\n

The company hopes to optimise team-based solutions that work for all, on a site-by-site basis, rather than focusing on HR and contractual considerations.<\/p>\n

The new system will introduce a wide range of flexible options for Multiplex\u2019s current UK workforce of 825, of which 21% are female.<\/p>\n

The options, including flexitime, early Friday finishes, weekend time off in lieu, teleworking and 4-day weeks, in addition to remote working, have been trialled and evaluated over the last six months by Multiplex.<\/p>\n

Multiplex\u2019s project at The Broadway in Westminster<\/a>, London, a mixed-use redevelopment of the former New Scotland Yard by Northacre, was one of the three project pilots, where all the flexible working options were tried.<\/p>\n

Multiplex Flex was also successfully piloted at its head office in London and University of Glasgow<\/a> project, which received the Timewise<\/a> Flexible Innovator Award. The strategy also goes further than the Flexible Working Bill introduced to parliament in June this year.<\/p>\n

The key findings from the three \u2018Flex\u2019 pilots were:<\/h3>\n