Reports and statistics
- The number of staff utilising FWA has been increasing remarkably over the past years.
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In 2017, 4,123 staff members used FWA.
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“Telecommuting” is currently the most frequently used option.
Variation of FWA usage from 2012 to 2017

2017 FWA utilisation by department/office
2017 FWA utilisation by gender
- 58% female staff (n= 2,371)
- 42% male staff (n= 1,752)
2017 FWA utilisation by staff category
- 49.79% staff members in the Professional category (n= 2,053)
- 47.25% staff members in the General Service & Related categories (n= 1948)
- 2.67% Directors (n= 110)
- 0.29% staff members in the Field Service category (n= 12)
2017 FWA utilisation by staff category and gender
- Professional level: 54.75% female (n=1,124) and 45.25% male (n=929)
- General service and related categories: 61.34% female (n=1,195) and 38.66% male (n=753)
- Director and above: 41.82% female (n=46) and 58.18% male (n=64)
- Field Service: 50% female (n=6) and 50% male (n=6)
2017 FWA utilisation by modality of flexible working arrangement
- Telecommuting: 54.55% (n= 2,249)
- Staggered hours: 9.51% (n= 392)
- Compressed schedule: 6.94% (n= 286)
- Scheduled breaks for external learning: 0.07%(n= 3)
- Other: 28.94% (n= 1,193)
2017 FWA utilisation by modality of flexible working arrangement and gender
- Telecommuting: 62.83% female (n=1.423) and 37.17% male (n=836)
- Staggered hours: 50.52% female (n=198) and 49.48% male (n=194)
- Compressed Schedule: 56.65% female (n=162) and 43.35% male (n=124)
- External learning: 66.7% female (n=2) and 33.3% male (n=1)
- Other: 49.96% female (n=596) and 50.04% male (n=597)
2017 FWA utilisation by modality of flexible working arrangements, gender and level
2017 FWA utilisation by modality of flexible working arrangements and staff category