TheHabitatCompany, a Chicago-basedreal estatefirm, established an E-mailpolicy that responses should onlybe expectedduringbusinesshours, aspart of an overall flexibleculture.
Treasury ministers want to stand firm on the principle but be flexible on the practice - examining ideas to roll over unused tax relief from one year to the next or allowing tax free lifetime legacies.
Company spokesman Oscar Suris said Martens' departure would not affect Ford's product pipeline, nor the firm's desire to build products in flexible manufacturing facilities.