One-Stop Guide to Flexible Working

Parents now have the right to request flexible working by law. Make sure you know how to respond by getting your hands on the Personnel Today One-Stop Guide to Flexible Working.

Written by Heather Falconer, this guide answers all your questions and provides you with all the tools you need - in one concise edition. Click here to buy

Five reasons To Buy

The Flexible Working Guide will:
● SAVE YOU TIME and MONEY - all you need to know in one single volume
● Illustrate how new flexible working regulations mean big changes for working practices
● Explain clearly the range of flexible working options and advise on which you should adopt
● Offer real life examples of good practice by employers in all sectors
● Give you a complete guide to where to get further information and advice

Contents Summary

Defining Flexible Working
● Why you must be clear on your flexible working rationale
● The importance of being honest with staff

Flexible Working Options
● Accumulated annual leave
● Annual hours
● Career break
● Compressed hours
● Flexible shift working
● Flexi-time
● Job sharing
● Part time working
● Sabbatical
● Tele-working
● Term-time working

The business case
● Why you should consider flexible working
● A shrinking labour market

Getting started
● Carrying out attitude surveys
● Benchmarking your performance
● Auditing policies and practices
● Setting up a working group

Benefits and costs
● Key benefits
● Quantifying the benefits
● Costs of introducing flexible working

Implementing and managing the policy
● Communicating the policy
● Getting staffing levels right
● Developing managers
● Providing guidance
● Promoting new ways of working
● Re-evaluating performance measures
● Challenging bad practice
● Monitoring and evaluation

Case studies
● South Shropshire Housing Association
● BT
● National Magazine Company
● Kings College Hospital
● Compass Group
● Queen Mary, University of London
● Hertfordshire County Council
● Eversheds
● Asda

The Law
● Responding to requests for flexible working
● Extending the time periods
● Justifying refusals
● Sex discrimination and flexible working
● Other relevant legislation
● Action points

Resources
● Research on flexible working
● Who to contact for more advice

Jargon buster
● An A-Z of flexible working terminology

How to buy

The Personnel Today One Stop Guide to Flexible Working costs just £99, including  postage and packaging. Click here to buy