Monday, March 15, 2010

Use flexible and home working to beat jams, says CBI

Radical changes to the way we work and commute are needed if the UK is to cut future congestion on its roads, the CBI said today
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In a new report called Tackling congestion, driving growth - A new approach to roads policy, the UK’s largest business group argues that time and money wasted on Britain’s congested roads can be saved, and makes a series of suggestions about how government and business can address the issue.
The CBI says that simply building more roads will not solve the problem. Instead, an overhaul of the way we work is needed. More companies should adopt more flexible patterns of work, and encourage staff to make use of modern communications technologies, such as video conferencing instead of always travelling to meetings.