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Flexible Working Hours Prove Popular For Model Mum Michelle
The continued evolution of e commerce and its effect on home working has introduced new routes into self-employment for people across the region - and for many parents, home working offers previously unheard of flexibility in terms of hours.
Once the preserve of craftspeople, shop owners, independent plumbers and the like, routes into self-employment are now more diverse than ever and Government statistics** show the North East experienced a huge increase of 14,000 self-employed people in 2003 alone.
The rise of e-commerce has revolutionised cottage industry, with full-time Ebay traders joining the ranks of small scale specialist food producers and many more people are now taking the opportunity to become self-employed while working from home to enjoy genuinely flexible hours with minimum financial investment.
Offering the opportunity to pursue a career in estate agency, without the restrictions of set working hours, Pattinson's home working scheme is proving an attractive prospect - particularly for parents seeking a profession with flexible hours to fit around childcare.
Comprehensive training is given and to be eligible to apply the only equipment required is a computer, phone line and printer.
Michelle Jones from Thornley, County Durham is just one mum to benefit from the scheme. With education and other employment commitments, in addition to being the primary carer for seven-year-old son Liam, she admits that she would find it difficult to commit to any part or full time job with set working hours.
Michelle says: "I used to work as a sales secretary, but was finding it difficult to juggle working full-time hours with being the single-mum of a young child.
"I'm also studying for an HNC in Business and enjoy doing modelling work when I can, so working as a self-employed Pattinson agent is ideal. It gives me the freedom and flexibility to work where I want, when I want and means I can spend more time at home with my son.
"Being an estate agent also gives me the opportunity to get out and about valuing homes and conducting accompanied viewings or I can choose to work from home over the phone and email. Only a few short years ago progressing a career with this degree of flexibility would be pie in the sky!"
Working from home, Michelle is part of the Pattinson network of 29 high street branches and an extended hours customer contact centre. For more information on Pattinson home workers click here or contact your local agent working from home on 0845 155 0333.
**Claire Macaulay, Labour Market Division, Office for National Statistics 2003. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/article.asp?id=655
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