SMARTER working practices are becoming more widely adopted. Tomorrow's Leaders, a study commissioned by City and Guilds and the Institute of Leadership and Management, reveals that 73% of managers have flexible working in their organisation.

"The study also highlighted the main obstacle to the wider adoption of smarter working practices generally," said Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise UK, the national campaign backed by the TUC, CBI and British Chambers of Commerce to promote smarter working.

"The culture of 'presenteeism' where management require staff and employees to be at the place of work to be considered working, is an anachronism from the 19th century – it is completely the wrong approach in today's modern working environment. To overcome this, managers need to have access to more up-to-date training."

In May, Work Wise UK launched the Work Wise UK Quality Mark to assist companies and managers looking at adopting smarter working practices.

Further information about the Work Wise UK Quality Mark can be found on the Work Wise UK website (www.workwiseuk.org) or by contacting Adam Le Gresley on 01784 473005.