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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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    Two days office mandate for Zoom employees

    by Rob Moss 8 Aug 2023
    by Rob Moss 8 Aug 2023

    Zoom has issued a mandate for all staff who live within 50 miles of the office to attend the workplace...

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    • Global mobility

    Designing working-from-home policies for overseas assignments

    by Caitlin Pyett 4 Aug 2023
    by Caitlin Pyett 4 Aug 2023

    Caitlin Pyett examines the policy challenges facing HR and global mobility professionals handling overseas assignees working from home.

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    Tesco grants day-one flexible-working rights for staff

    by Zoe Wickens 3 Aug 2023
    by Zoe Wickens 3 Aug 2023

    Tesco implements day-one right to flexible working ahead of the enactment of the new Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act.

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    Deliveroo hails benefits of its roles for over-50s

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Aug 2023

    Deliveroo has launched an awareness campaign aimed at over-50s looking to get back into work.

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    Flexible working bill achieves Royal Assent

    by Jo Faragher 20 Jul 2023
    by Jo Faragher 20 Jul 2023

    Legislation that enhances rights to flexible working has passed through parliament and is due to gain Royal Assent.

    • Hybrid working
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    Global home working statistics: How much do people work from home?

    by Rob Moss 19 Jul 2023
    by Rob Moss 19 Jul 2023

    English-speaking countries have the highest levels of home working around the globe, with the UK ranking second only to Canada.

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    Maintaining a strong workplace culture in global hybrid teams

    by Marco Favaloro 18 Jul 2023
    by Marco Favaloro 18 Jul 2023

    Marco Favaloro shares employees and managers' insights on workplace culture and his experience of managing global hybrid teams. 

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    • Gender pay gap

    Remove tax barriers to promote job sharing, group urges

    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2023
    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2023

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

    • Hybrid working
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    HSBC to leave Canary Wharf as hybrid working remains popular

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Jun 2023

    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.

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    • Family-friendly working

    Term-time contracts: what HR needs to know

    by Leslie Martin 20 Jun 2023
    by Leslie Martin 20 Jun 2023

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

    • Artificial intelligence
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    • Hybrid working

    HR must take control of data and AI

    by Alistair Dent 17 Jun 2023
    by Alistair Dent 17 Jun 2023

    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.

    • Europe
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    • Flexible working

    Portugal launches four-day week trial

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jun 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jun 2023

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

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
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    Hybrid working: why presence bias is still an issue

    by Andrew Mawson 5 Jun 2023
    by Andrew Mawson 5 Jun 2023

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

    • Hybrid working
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    • Latest News

    Hybrid working: Combatting loneliness and enabling inclusion

    by Dr Guy Lubitsh 31 May 2023
    by Dr Guy Lubitsh 31 May 2023

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

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    • Flexible working

    Amazon offers term-time contracts

    by Rob Moss 30 May 2023
    by Rob Moss 30 May 2023

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

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