Flexible working

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Does the four-day week grant employees the flexibility and skills development opportunities they desire? Or is it too rigid?

Many aspects of UK working culture remain infused with lockdown vogues and one of the less documented – until now – are pyjamas, which have been thriving as workwear since 2020.

Women in the UK will not see the gender pay gap closed before they reach state pension age, according to research from the Fawcett Society.

HSBC UK was the winner of the inaugural Hybrid Working Award, sponsored by Employment Hero, at the Personnel Today Awards 2023.

HR and recruitment is the best sector for flexibility, with eight in 10 companies offering remote-first or fully-remote jobs, study finds.

Civil servants in office-based roles will be required to spend 60% of their time working face-to-face with colleagues.

The number of jobs ads with flexible working options has plateaued at just 31%, research by Timewise has found.

Flexible working can lower employees' heart health risk, but only among those already at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, finds research.

Less than one in three working mothers have access to the flexible working arrangement they need, research has found.

XpertHR provides the latest rundown of the most popular HR questions of the month, including FAQs on calculating holiday pay.

Work is reportedly closing come of its offices, with the number set to shut in the UK as yet unknown.

UK and Ireland HR are the least likely to say their role is changing due to tech advances, finds the CIPD people profession survey 2023.

As many employers encourage staff to go back to the office, should smaller businesses follow suit?

More UK professionals are now working exclusively in the office compared to those working hybrid, according to a Hays survey.