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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.


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    Manchester United co-owner signals end of work-from-home policy

    by Adam McCulloch 9 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 9 May 2024

    Sir Jim Ratcliffe says productivity, unity and collaboration will increase if people work together at all times and that those who didn't want to work on the club's premises should leave.

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Education

    Professor ‘astonishingly’ unfairly dismissed wins record £260k

    by Rob Moss 2 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 2 May 2024

    WRC describes decision by University College Cork to dismiss Wim Naudé as ‘astonishing’, adding its HR director had no authority to do so.

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    Top 10 HR questions April 2024: minimum wage, holiday pay, redundancy

    by Brightmine 1 May 2024
    by Brightmine 1 May 2024

    April 2024's most popular FAQs on Brightmine, formerly XpertHR, include queries around minimum wage rules and holiday pay.

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    How to support a return to work during cancer treatment

    by Barbara Wilson 30 Apr 2024
    by Barbara Wilson 30 Apr 2024

    How should employers support an employee returning to work following or during cancer treatment?

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    • USA

    The parallels between the US and UK labour markets

    by Neil Carberry 29 Apr 2024
    by Neil Carberry 29 Apr 2024

    Recruitment and Employment Confederation chief executive Neil Carberry comments on parallels between the UK and the US labour markets.

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    Flexible working changes: How microlearning can help organisations adapt

    by Matteo Penzo 25 Apr 2024
    by Matteo Penzo 25 Apr 2024

    With new legislation prompting a rise in flexible working requests, how can learning and development teams adapt?

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    Younger workers lured back to office with ‘perks and pizzas’

    by Jo Faragher 25 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 25 Apr 2024

    Younger workers’ office attendance is on the rise as companies offer perks such as free pizzas and drinks.

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    • Working from home

    Air traffic control boss defends engineers’ remote working

    by Rob Moss 24 Apr 2024
    by Rob Moss 24 Apr 2024

    Chief executive of NATS tells transport committee that it's a “bonus” that air traffic control engineers can solve problems remotely.

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    Childless employees: helping the unseen minority

    by Dr Holly Andrews 23 Apr 2024
    by Dr Holly Andrews 23 Apr 2024

    Dr Holly Andrews examines how employers should create an inclusive workplace for an unseen minority of childless employees.

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    Libby Purves is wrong: the UK’s employment law is best in class

    by John Hayes 18 Apr 2024
    by John Hayes 18 Apr 2024

    Employment lawyer John Hayes takes issue with an article in The Times and explains why UK law strikes the right balance.

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    Research reveals surge in flexible and remote roles

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Apr 2024

    Searches for flexible, fully-remote or remote-first work have risen over the past year amid return-to-office mandates.

    • Hybrid working
    • Early careers
    • Latest News

    Graduates feel full office attendance is expected

    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 16 Apr 2024

    Most graduates feel office attendance is expected by their employers, according to new research from Prospects at Jisc.

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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Union encourages civil servants to submit grievance over return to office

    by Jo Faragher 10 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 10 Apr 2024

    Public sector union PCS is encouraging its members to submit a grievance over the government’s plans to require civil servants to return to offices.

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    More flexible working in NHS would aid retention, says union

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Apr 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Apr 2024

    A union has urged the NHS to allow more health staff to work flexibly, after finding more than one in...

    • Hybrid working
    • Civil Service
    • Dispute resolution

    ONS staff vote in favour of strike

    by Jo Faragher 8 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 8 Apr 2024

    Employees at the Office for National Statistics have voted to strike in protest against a return-to-office mandate.

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