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.
Personnel Today Awards 2020 open for entries
Entries have opened for the 2020 Personnel Today Awards, recognising the HR professionals, teams and suppliers that have delivered outstanding...
Remote working: key considerations for junior employees’ development
Employers need to establish clear processes, monitor the quality of work and provide timely feedback if they are to effectively...
‘What has surprised me about the coronavirus crisis’
Key speakers at a recent London conference on the Covid-19 outbreak reflect on the seismic changes in the month since the forum.
What you need to know about furlough
Employment lawyer Helen Farr explores the ins and outs of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Working from home: How HR can deal with the daily dilemmas
With so many people having to reinvent the way they work because of the coronavirus outbreak, Jo Faragher examines how HR professionals may overcome the many difficulties they are bound to face.
Acas working from home guidance: be ‘practical, flexible and sensitive’
Acas has published new best practice guidance on working from home as more employers ask staff to avoid workplaces amid...
Coronavirus: What employers need to know (webinar)
ON-DEMAND | As the true impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic becomes apparent, employers are facing...
Schools to close from Friday until further notice
All schools in the UK will close from Friday until further notice in order to slow the spread of the...
Chancellor’s financial support measures are insufficient, says CIPD
Statutory sick pay needs to be significantly increased and eligibility extended if workers are to keep themselves safe from the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: Four things to consider when encouraging home working
With almost 600 cases of the new coronavirus confirmed in the UK, businesses are increasingly telling staff to work from...
Quarter of women leave for another employer after career break
A quarter of mothers do not return to the same employer after maternity leave because they feel the organisation’s practices...
Coronavirus: One in five workers could be off sick at once
As many is one in five staff could be off sick at the same time if the Covid-19 coronavirus takes...
More than a million senior roles are now part time
One in six management or senior-level roles is now worked part-time, according to research from flexible working consultancy Timewise.
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Writing a parental bereavement leave policy: a guide for HR
Employers should be updating their policies and procedures to take account of the introduction of parental bereavement leave in April....
Acas publishes coronavirus advice for employers
Acas has published advice for employers on dealing with the new coronavirus outbreak, including how to handle employees who have...
