Flexible working

Staff at the ONS are being balloted for strike action and action short of a strike over office return plans.

The organisers of a successful four-day week trial are hoping employers will try '4ugust' for themselves this summer.

Office attendance is best built through culture, not by imposing harsh measures and monitoring on workers.

The return to the office is likely to stall moves to boost female participation at the highest levels of companies.

Flexible working changes 2024: How can HR prepare for changes to flexible working legislation coming into force in April?

The new policy will come into operation in September. It affects head office workers in London, Nottingham and Weybridge and reverses the retailer’s previous policy.

Last month's FAQs focus on upcoming law changes in April including carer's leave, irregular hours holiday pay, and flexible working.

How should employers prepare for the new right to unpaid carer's leave, which comes into force in April 2024?

Most of the organisations that took part in a 61-company, six-month trial in the UK of the four-day week, have...

The proportion of larger firms in the top 100 most flexible employers in the UK is creeping up, but small firms still dominate.

The Flexible After Fifty report from a roundtable that includes the CIPD and the British Chamber of Commerce, calls for older people to be more active in the workforce, with flexibility the key.

‘Too many employers are still turning down flexible-working requests, which means the right to request is pretty meaningless for many women,’ says Unison leader.

Employer market power has been affected by the rise of hybrid working and the gig economy. A new report details how the labour market is responding.

High performers and millennials are the most likely to quit their jobs if firms enforce strict policies for a return...

EY has become the latest employer to monitor office attendance in a crackdown on breaches of its hybrid working policy.