Flexible working

Employers pay more tax on job sharing arrangements, and campaign group Empower wants this burden to be removed.

HSBC is to downsize its global HQ as hybrid working arrangements remain popular. It is set to move to a new office in late 2026.

What should term-time contracts include, who is entitled to request one, and what are the potential legal pitfalls for employers?

HR must get to grips with data if it is to strike the correct balance between productivity and privacy, while ensuring decisions are as transparent as possible.

Around 40 companies in Portugal are taking part in a six-month government-funded trial of a four-day working week.

Andrew Mawson discusses presence bias and how organsations with hybrid working models can eliminate it.

Guy Lubitsh examines of HR can tackle hybrid working loneliness and feelings of exclusion in the post-pandemic world.

Amazon's term-time contracts are to be made available to parents, grandparents and guardians of school-aged children.

Millions of workers are leaving jobs or careers due to a lack of flexibility, according to the CIPD.

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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said office working should be the default, unless there is a good reason for employees to work from home.

Leaked policy pledges from the Labour party show a raft of measures aimed at supporting pay transparency and work-life balance.

Mental health is now the top wellbeing concern for employers, as hybrid and remote working models increasingly become the norm.

Three-quarters of digital workers want to participate in creating their hybrid working model according to research.