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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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    • Gender

    ‘Fake’ flexibility and out-of-hours work hampering working mothers’ careers

    by Jo Faragher 27 Feb 2023
    by Jo Faragher 27 Feb 2023

    Working mothers are regularly subject to 'fake' flexibiity and put in work outside normal office hours, a survey has revealed.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    HR buzzwords are running amok; time to stem the tide

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Feb 2023

    HR buzzwords are running amok. No sooner do we debunk and ridicule them than more nonsensical balderdash proliferates.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Commuting

    Rail firm aims to lure commuters with cheaper tickets

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Feb 2023

    Govia Thameslink will trial cheaper Monday and Friday fares on Southern services as it attempts to boost post-pandemic commuting numbers.

    • Hybrid working
    • London
    • Latest News

    Londoners would demand pay rise for office return

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Feb 2023

    Three-quarters of office workers in London would leave their job if they were no longer able to work from home for some of the week.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Businesses warned not to ditch hybrid working

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Feb 2023

    Many businesses have failed to optimise the opportunities of hybrid working and are mistakenly planning a return to the office as a result, says prominent consultancy.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    Third of employees feel hybrid working has affected ‘community’

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Feb 2023

    A third of UK employees feel hybrid working has made it harder to create a 'community' at work, according to workplace culture research.

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    White paper: Managing sickness absence in the hybrid workplace

    by Personnel Today 8 Feb 2023
    by Personnel Today 8 Feb 2023

    Personel Today and Cezanne HR research finds many employers have not updated their absence policies to reflect new working practices.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Global mobility

    Hybrid working and tax: what employers need to know

    by Susan Ball 3 Feb 2023
    by Susan Ball 3 Feb 2023

    Tax policy has not kept up with modern working practices, including hybrid and international working. What do employers need to know?

    • Shared parental leave
    • Discipline
    • Latest News

    Top 10 HR questions January 2023: Flexible working requests

    by Brightmine 1 Feb 2023
    by Brightmine 1 Feb 2023

    The government has committed to taking forward a number of reforms to the right to request flexible working.
    Legislation to...

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    • Employee relations

    Employment law in 2023: What can HR expect?

    by Alison Woods, Val Dougan and Aisleen Pugh 11 Jan 2023
    by Alison Woods, Val Dougan and Aisleen Pugh 11 Jan 2023

    What are the legal developments that HR teams should look out for this year and beyond?

    • Benefits
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    Jobseeker confidence at all-time high

    by Rob Moss 10 Jan 2023
    by Rob Moss 10 Jan 2023

    Jobseeker confidence among professional candidates at record high, despite expectation that UK is entering a recession.

    • Latest News
    • Flexible working
    • Productivity

    Managers more positive about working from home and flexible hours

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Jan 2023

    Managers' attitudes to working from home and flexible working have improved, but many still believe long hours are necessary for career progression.

    • Stress
    • Hybrid working
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    2023 predictions for HR: From ‘quiet hiring’ to help with healing

    by Jo Faragher 4 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 4 Jan 2023

    Analyst company Gartner has issued its top 2023 predictions for HR leaders, and the appearance of hybrid working and expanding...

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Latest News

    Tuesday to Thursday most popular working week, data shows

    by Jo Faragher 4 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 4 Jan 2023

    Employees tend to go into the office between Tuesday and Thursday, according to an analysis of mobile phone data.
    PlaceMake.io...

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Travel disruption: employers’ questions answered

    by Stephen Simpson 3 Jan 2023
    by Stephen Simpson 3 Jan 2023

    Stephen Simpson provides answer to employers' questions as rail strikes and airport staff shortages cause travel disruption for employees.

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