About us

Members of the Slivers of Time Working core teamWe are Slivers-of-Time Ltd, a Social Enterprise based in East London. The company emerged from a government funded programme to create new types of marketplaces that tackle pressing economic issues.

 

Our customers

Stephen Timms MP talking to Slivers of Time Workers
Stephen Timms MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, meeting Slivers-of-Time Workers

In early 2005 we were commissioned by Office of Deputy Prime Minister (now CLG) to design and deliver new technology to make local labour markets much more flexible. This would make Services more fluid and bring new people into the workforce. We created the “Slivers-of-Time Working” programme. Our work on Personalisation of Care Services is a Next Practice programme within the Cabinet Office Innovation Unit.

 

Philip Hammond making a speech about Slivers of Time working
Philip Hammond MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury delivering a speech in a Slivers-of-Time Working training room

We serve Local Authorities such as LB Hammersmith & Fulham, LB Harrow, Combined Cambridgeshire Councils, Leeds City Council and MB Kirklees. We also serve Primary Care Trusts, large Housing Associations and national private sector employers.

Our work has been promoted by the TUC, National Audit Office, Local Government Association,  I&DEA, SOLACE , SIGOMA, Association for Public Sector Excellence, Social Care Institute for Excellence, New Economics Foundation and the Conservative Party.

 

Further recognition

LGC article headingPress coverage of our services has included: Local Government Chronicle, Municipal Journal, Health Service Journal, The Scotsman, Regeneration & Renewal, New Start, Care Management Matters, Computing Magazine, BBC Radio 4 (You & Yours), European E-Govt Best Practice, Public Servant, BBC TV and The Financial Times.

We have received further funding from UnLtd, the national fund for social entrepreneurs, Frederick’s Foundation, NESTA and a technology philanthropist. We regularly present at events exploring new technologies, poverty reduction and economic development. In August 2008 we won the inagural Prime Minister’s Award for Catalyst Technology (Enterprise).

Rowntree paperAs well as our practical activities we work with policymakers and think tanks on the policy implications of new markets for service delivery and employment. Demos, the Institute for Public Policy Research, Joseph Rowntree Foundation have all published policy papers from us.

 

 

About us