Flexible working
All employees with 26 weeks' service have the right to request a change to their hours, timing or location of work. Flexible working can improve productivity but it brings with it various issues for employers. Here we highlight our latest flexible working content, including guidance on how to handle flexible working requests, and other content on working from home, changing working hours, and the risk of discrimination claims.
Jobs market lags behind demand for flexible working
Employees’ desire for flexible working far exceeds companies’ capacity to offer it, a report published today has found.
According to...
Acas study urges higher take-up of flexible working
A report published today by Acas calls for more flexible working for parents returning to work after parental leave as...
Top 10 HR questions August 2017: GDPR and holiday pay
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will require employers to provide employees with a privacy notice, detailing how their personal...
Balancing work and life: Why flexibility is a two-way street
Even fast-growing companies need to keep an eye on retaining talented employees as their work and home responsibilities change. This...
Could an organisation work on a completely remote basis?
Most employers now embrace some form of flexible and remote working, but self-publishing company Reedsy has taken this to the...
Acas research highlights pros and cons of flexible working
There are hidden benefits and drawbacks to flexible working arrangements, new research from employment adviser Acas finds. Adrian Wakeling, senior...
How to find the balance between flexible working and “always on”
Research has shown that many workers value flexible working over a pay rise. Sarah Thompson asks how can employers ensure...
Long commutes to work take toll on employee health
Long commutes are causing poor health and damaging the productivity of the nation’s employees, research from the Britain’s Healthiest Workplace...
Three in four firms have an employee wellbeing strategy
Nearly three-quarters (71%) of UK companies say they now either have or are implementing a wellbeing strategy during 2017, research...
Technology is disrupting work – but what do staff think?
How is the world of work changing? Perhaps more importantly, how do staff perceive it to be changing? ADP president...
Why HR should step up and support working carers
The UK’s social care crisis was a hot topic during this month’s general election, serving to highlight the growing number...
Are fathers’ rights at work working?
Despite the introduction of shared parental leave, employers have been slow to enhance fathers’ rights at work. John Smith, a...
Matthew Taylor review: expect a right to request fixed hours
Workers on zero hours contracts could be given the right to request a move to a fixed number of hours....
Tory manifesto: National retraining, NI holidays and more gap reporting
Theresa May launched the Conservative Party’s 2017 election manifesto today, and for HR and employers there are no big surprises....
Liberal Democrat manifesto: guarantees for EU workers and stricter corporate governance
The Liberal Democrat Party’s official manifesto has been released today and includes a raft of proposals around employment rights, equality...
