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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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    Study: Flexible working can lower heart health risk

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2023

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

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    Mothers struggling to access flexible working and career development

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Nov 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Nov 2023

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

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    • Dismissal

    Top 10 HR questions October 2023: holiday entitlement

    by Brightmine 2 Nov 2023
    by Brightmine 2 Nov 2023

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

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    WeWork on brink of closing offices

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2023

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

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    • CIPD

    CIPD people profession survey: tech advances not having a large impact in UK

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Oct 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Oct 2023

    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.

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    Back to the office? Tips for SMEs considering future of home working

    by Claudia Gerrard 25 Oct 2023
    by Claudia Gerrard 25 Oct 2023

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

    • Hybrid working
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    Office attendance overtakes hybrid working

    by Rob Moss 24 Oct 2023
    by Rob Moss 24 Oct 2023

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

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    ‘Career consumerism’ requires a talent management rethink

    by Professor Nick Kemsley 20 Oct 2023
    by Professor Nick Kemsley 20 Oct 2023

    Nick Kemsley examines the talent lifecycle and looks at how talent management needs to adapt to the era of career consumerism.

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    • Global mobility
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    Managing the risks of ‘working from anywhere’ requests (webinar)

    by Rob Moss 10 Oct 2023
    by Rob Moss 10 Oct 2023

    ON-DEMAND | Watch now to learn about the benefits and risks of allowing employees to "work from abroad".

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    Workplaces are in a muddle – referees are not alone

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2023

    Last week there was a muddle in a football match, Spurs v Liverpool to be precise (this detail may matter to some people).

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    HMRC annualised hours pilot angers union

    by Jo Faragher 6 Oct 2023
    by Jo Faragher 6 Oct 2023

    HMRC has launched a pilot whereby staff can work annualised hours but must sacrifice flexible working arrangements.

    • Hybrid working
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    CEOs want full return to office, finds KPMG survey

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Oct 2023

    ‘The evidence suggests a one-size-fits-all approach to return-to-office could be detrimental’ says KPMG people director.

    • Hybrid working
    • Financial services
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    BNP Paribas monitors staff office attendance

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Sep 2023

    BNP Paribas says policy will allow it to identify workers who were finding it challenging to meet on-site working requirements

    • Benefits
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    • Childcare

    Childcare costs rocket by £200 per week, claims research 

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Sep 2023

    Parents of nursery and primary school-age children are facing additional childcare costs of almost £200 per week, as employers demand extra days in the office post-pandemic.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Management training

    How HR should support managers of hybrid teams

    by Ang Brennan 28 Sep 2023
    by Ang Brennan 28 Sep 2023

    Ang Brennan examines what HR and learning professionals should be doing in supporting managers of hybrid teams.

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