The Pick

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Marc Nohr

Marc Nohr, a part-time chief means that he has more time with His Family and the love of work.

He is one of about a million people in senior or manager-level jobs, working part time, A Number that is growing, according to official figures.

Mr. Nohr, who started work a group of marketing and communications agencies, to four days a week two years ago, when he had become on his hours "untenable".

But he admits that not everyone is on Board with his decision, in the light, to understand that the very phrase "part-timer" is considered by some, "slacker".

"I have to Be Careful , depending on who I'm talking about. Some people come from an era of behavior.

"If that is The World , were educated in, then it will require quite a bit of a spiritual quantum leap. "

'Always-on culture"

With the data from The Office for National Statistics, the consulting Time, promote flexible work hours, found that The Number of part-time employees in managerial positions in the last year, up 35% since 2012.

It is used to determine a full time equivalent salary of £40,000 a year, who, as a qualified senior or manager-level employees. The advice is credited with changing attitudes towards flexible working hours for The Shift .

"a few years ago, people were reluctant to admit it, that you worked part-time, for fear of being seen as less committed or ambitious," says TimeWise co-founder Karen Mattison.

she says, However, that part-time work for the majority of leadership positions are still relatively rare.

From his old routine, Mr. Nohr says: "There were days when I was always at seven or eight o'clock in The Morning and I was still at Midnight . "

Not only is the "always-on culture of life was" extremely damaging to the family, he says, it hurt his productivity.

To begin, he asked his employer if he could test his part-time regime for a trial period. He also came up with a plan for how the work would be made in his absence.

In General, he says, his employers were very supportive. It also helps that other employees in The Company have at its level to the same arrangement.

But accepts there are risks, and says that boundaries in place is important - how to make sure that his colleagues know what he's up to.

"no one has The Right not to Call Me on a Friday, since I work on Friday. But if you must, go away," he says, with reference to the workplace, emergencies.

Katie Bickerstaffe, soon begins a new job at the Marks & Spencer, where she is currently a non-executive director

Katie Bickerstaffe a different person at the helm is that part-time work. Will you soon start a new job at Marks & Spencer, where she is currently a non-executive director. Starting in April she will be working four days per week as chief strategy and transformation director.

"From the get-go I said I would want to on a flexible basis," she says. "Nobody fell from the chair. "

she says that earlier in her career, she worked for Dixons Carphone , as managing Director for UK and Ireland, for four days in the week.

"When Dixon spoke with me about the work to do, I said I was flattered, but I have to do it four days in the week to say because by the time my children were very small," she said. "You didn \' T make a big deal about them, and they were respectful. "

As Mr Nohr, she says, they were "realistic" about dealing with problems at your work-free days. But the motivation of free time in exchange for a Good Time -management wonders for the morale, it can says.

why part-time-heads are not common, they back the blame for a culture of behavior in the case of some companies, but it is also a "fear of loss of control" in the case of some managers.

As for the employer, that she thinks that those who are flexible, you get to choose from a wider pool of talent.

"This is something of value, stick your neck out, because you need to do, will be rewarded," she says. "You get the choice of the people, great loyalty, and people are excited about the Opportunity . "

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Source of news: bbc.com