Employees are desperate to work flexibly but would never ask for it for fear it could harm their careers.
Eclipse research suggests 80 per cent of employees would like to work flexible hours or occasionally from home and believe they would be more productive if they were allowed.
But employers are reluctant to offer a flexible work arrangements for fear they would be taken advantage of and employees are reluctant to ask for fear it would affect their careers negatively.
"We are seeing a marked difference between the number of people wanting to work flexibly and those who can," said Mark Thomas, sales manager of Eclipse Internet.
"Although it is most important for those with children, to help them juggle their childcare and workload, flexi-working is gaining popularity rapidly across the board."
Three years after the law was passed that allows all employees to request working flexibly – especially those with young children, who actually have a legal right to work flexible hours if they have children under six.
Again, it all comes down to trust – employers just don't want to give staff the freedom of flexibility for fear they will "chiv off".
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