Working
The average worker in Somerset spends 46 minutes each day travelling to and from work.
If you are an employee, you might be able to change the way you live, work and travel by working 'smarter'.
Flexible working (changing the times of day that you work) and home working (changing the location you work in) can have major benefits in terms of travel.
Ask your employer what they can do to support flexible and home working. There are a number of rewards that your employer might not be aware of - such as better staff morale, increased productivity and the potential to provide better workspaces. The ways2work website gives the full range of rewards on offer to your employer from letting you work flexibly, and the pages below will give you more information on these options.
"...managers are frequently reported as saying "How can I supervise people I cannot see?". The remedy is for them to learn how to replace management by observation with management by objectives."
ways2work website
Businesses can find out much more about smarter travel and reducing travel from the For Business section of the Moving Forward website
In this Section...
Reducing Travel Contact
Telephone:
0845 345 9155
Postal Address:
Moving Forward Team
Somerset County Council
County Hall C7
Taunton
TA1 4DY
Related Information
Downloads
- Smarter working advice (.pdf 519KB)
- Smarter working checklist (.pdf 54KB)
- Constructing a business case for smarter travel (Department for Transport) (.pdf 79KB)
Useful Links
External Links
- Driving on Business Movies (Highways Agency)
- Workwise
- Connecting Somerset
- ways2work - reducing commuting (National Business Travel Network)


