EWN reports that Cape Town employers are to be asked to introduce flexible working hours and allow remote working as part of a strategy to reduce congestion on the city’s roads.  

The strategy, which will be presented to council for approval next week, proposes carpooling, public transport and parking incentives to alleviate regular peak hours.  Cape Town is said to be the most congested city in SA.  It will be spending R750 million over the next five years to address infrastructure problems that contribute to congestion.  The city will be speaking to employers soon to consider flexible working hours and compressed work weeks to alleviate peak hour travel.

• Read this report by Lindsay Dentlinger in full at EWN

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