With 38 per cent of employees rating flexible working as an important perk, employers are going to need to introduce such perks or risk missing out on top talent. The advice, from employment law expert Croner, is for companies to introduce formal policies on flexible working (including home working, flexi-hours, job sharing and part time) to win over new talent and to retain their existing staff. Gillian Dowling, employment technical consultant at Croner, says: “It’s really important that employers consider the benefits that flexible working can bring to their business, such as improving employee relations and staff morale and setting themselves apart from competitors to attract and retain the best talent graduating from universities today."