May 01 , 2008 -NATIONAL WORK FROM HOME DAY

Thursday, May 15, will be National Work from Home Day. It could be the largest mass absence from work for a generation. An estimated five million people will not be coming in to work, but none of them will be making excuses, and none of their employers will be accusing them of skiving.

This will be the third National Work from Home Day organised by Work Wise UK, a national not-for-profit initiative to promote “smarter” working practices – such as flexible, remote and mobile working, and working from home.  Its objective is for half the working population, some 14 million people, to be given the opportunity to work smarter by 2011. 

To assist both broadcast and print media, case studies and statistics, both national and regional, will be made available. Please call the media contacts detailed below with your requests.

For further information about National Work from Home Day, and the subsequent events planned for Work Wise Week, please go to the Work Wise media centre at www.workwiseuk.pressrooms.net. Various resources and information are being made available, including downloadable print-quality images, and a facility enabling journalists to receive automatic updates.

The Work Wise UK website can be found on the website www.workwiseuk.org.

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Issued on behalf of Work Wise UK by Chelgate Limited

Notes to editors:

• Work Wise UK is organised by the IT Forum Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation.
• Supporters of the Work Wise UK campaign include the CBI, TUC, the British Chambers of Commerce, BT, Transport for London, Equal Opportunities Commission, Scope, the RAC Foundation, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, Technology Means Business, Henley Management College and the Association for Commuter Transport.
• A dedicated electronic media centre has been established for journalists to obtain further information, to download print-quality materials, and to register for media updates about Work Wise UK. This can be accessed either through the main website or directly at www.workwiseuk.pressrooms.net
• Further information about Work Wise UK can be found on the website www.workwiseuk.org.·

For further information and images, please contact:

Roy Turner,
Chelgate PR
020 7939 7939 or 07970 522232 or
rt@chelgate.com

Katie Daniel,
Chelgate PR
020 7939 7939 or
kd@chelgate.com