THE PROOF: as Timewise reveals its 10th annual Power List:
which includes people in some of the UK’s most important jobs.
Tuesday 10 May 2022, London: The 10th annual Timewise Power List is being revealed today, charting the most successful people in the UK who have either been hired part-time from Day One, or promoted whilst working part-time.
See the full list here. This brand new List includes 4 people whose jobs include the ultimate responsibility: saving lives. They are:
A new poll commissioned by Timewise to mark 10 years since the launch of the first list has found that half the UK public still ‘don’t believe it’s possible to have a part-time career’1 – though this portion has reduced since Timewise first asked the public this exact question a decade ago, prompting the search for the first ever list (in 2012) when 3 in 4 people thought it wasn’t possible.
Furthermore, nearly the same portion, 48 per cent of the UK public say they currently: “would not give a part-time colleague an ‘important or business critical task”2. Yet new analysis of ONS data on behalf of Timewise reveals that 750,0003 people now work in senior-level and business critical jobs in the UK, that are part-time (30hrs/wk or fewer). The winners of the List represent their skills, experience, talent and dedication to their jobs.
Part-time workers account for a quarter of the UK’s entire working population: 8 million people4. 9 in 10 people want flex in their next job5.
For 10 years, the Timewise Power List has found and profiled the real-life stories of more than 400 people who work part-time in top jobs, in a bid to change the conversation around part-time work from what isn’t possible: to what is. Proving that part-time can mean ambitious, can mean senior – can even mean being the boss.
It is backed by EY, Diageo, Lloyds Banking Group and the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
From next year onwards, Timewise will expand the work of the List, which is to capture real-life voices and experiences. It will run the UK’s first ever omnibus of part-time workers, capturing the voices of people in all kinds of part-time jobs.
Timewise CEO Melissa Jamieson says: “Working on the vaccine. Fighting terrorism. Saving lives on the frontline. The winners of this year’s Power List, our 10th in 10 years, prove beyond doubt that part-time workers come from a skilled and vital pool of talent that the UK needs. They change the conversation from what isn’t possible when you work fewer hours, to what is. Flexible workers may be facing their toughest year yet, in terms of stigma. We must keep making sure their voices are heard and their experiences are understood.”
Lynn Rattigan, EY’s Chief Operating Officer in the UK & Ireland, comments: “We’re proud to have supported the Timewise Power List since its inception ten years ago. As long-standing supporters of flexible working, we’ve seen the benefits that agile working can bring to both our business and our people. Flexible working has enabled many of our people to build their careers while working part-time – whether to raise families, pursue a side-hustle, hobby or just have some extra time in their week.
“This year’s Timewise Power List winners are another impressive group of role models who are blazing a trail for others to follow. With many companies – including EY – transitioning to hybrid working post-pandemic, I hope that the Power List continues to inspire and prove what can be achieved.”
Laura Sawyer, Diageo’s Head of Talent Engagement in Europe says: “Congratulations to all the inspirational Year 10 Timewise Power List winners. Looking at this year’s strong entries, it’s clear businesses are recognising that the world of work is changing, and flexible working policies must change with it. Whether spending time with family, studying, or revisiting long-lost hobbies alongside our day-to-day work, flexibility empowers us to excel and be our best.”
Fiona Cannon OBE, Group Sustainable Business Director at Lloyds Banking Group comments: “Lloyds Banking Group has been honoured to support the unique Timewise Power List initiative over the years and would like to congratulate all of this year’s winners. The demands of the workplace continue to change, so it’s vital that all businesses recognise and value alternative ways of working. More employers need to open their roles to flexible possibilities at the point of advertising a job. At Lloyds Banking Group, we have taken a positive approach to agile working and recruitment and almost all of our vacancies are now advertised as being open to agile working options.”
Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the REC, says: “Congratulations to this year’s Timewise Power List winners. Attitudes towards flexible forms of work have seen a major shift during the past two years. Now more people than ever recognise the value of flexibility – whether that’s in location or hours, part-time, job-sharing or temp work. And as this list shows, flexible working enables inclusive hiring and progression at all levels. In this tight labour market, employers should consider flexible working options for all their vacancies to help them find the best candidates, whatever their circumstances.”
For more information please contact Jo Burkill – email: press@timewise.co.uk
1 + 2 Methodology: ICM Unlimited interviewed 2,004 GB adults aged 18+ online from 1-4 April 2022. Data were weighted to be representative of GB adults by age, gender, region and socio-economic characteristics including SEG. ICM Unlimited is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
3 Source: New analysis, based on data taken from Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) – estimates of hourly earnings excluding overtime and annual earnings by occupation for each percentile, UK, available via ONS, which was last surveyed in April 2021. Paul Bivand, Associate Director, Statistics & Analysis at Learning & Work Institute analysed the data on behalf of Timewise in April 2022. The median salary of corporate managers and directors in the UK, i.e. people with ‘strategic responsibility’ within their jobs is £47,000 (FTE). £40,000 FTE was the benchmark Timewise used when looking at the equivalent data in 2012. £47,000 is the updated figure, taking into account wage inflation.
4 8,042,000 people in the UK currently work part-time hours, classed as 30hrs/wk or fewer by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Source – monthly labour market update, published in April 2022. See p.12: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/april2022
5 Taken from A Talent Imperative. Timewise commissioned the survey from ComRes, who interviewed 3,001 UK adults online between 13th and 26th June 2017.
About Timewise
Timewise is the UK’s leading flexible working consultancy and has been working for over 15 years with employers, recruiters, social change agents, policy makers and other stakeholders to design, implement and share innovative flexible working solutions that attract and retain talented, productive and happy people, and create fairer, inclusive workplaces.
It is a social change business with a mission to create a healthier more equal society with a labour market where everyone has access to good flexible and part-time work. Millions of people seeking flexible work can’t access it, preventing them from progressing in work, moving to a new job or even entering the jobs market in the first place. The resulting structural inequality is a key driver for a range of wider socio-economic problems. Our social consultancy model means that the profits we make are fed back into further research, fuelling the design of new or improved solutions and the development of campaigns for sharing insights and learnings, all designed to drive momentum, deepen impact and scale change.
