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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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    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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    Millions leave careers due to lack of flexibility

    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 25 May 2023

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

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    Londoners spend 2.3 days in the office per week

    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2023

    London office workers

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    So how do you feel about your boss? Anything?

    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 May 2023

    What do surveys about passing feelings really tell us about life at work?

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    Chancellor: office working should be the default

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 May 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 May 2023

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

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    Labour policies could include flexible work and right to disconnect

    by Jo Faragher 15 May 2023
    by Jo Faragher 15 May 2023

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

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    Remote working pushing mental health to top of wellbeing agenda

    by Nic Paton 11 May 2023
    by Nic Paton 11 May 2023

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

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    Most workers want to shape their hybrid working model

    by Rob Moss 10 May 2023
    by Rob Moss 10 May 2023

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

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    Deloitte and PwC identify lockdown skills deficit among new recruits

    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023

    Recent graduates whose education was disrupted by lockdowns require additional coaching and mentoring to develop skills, say Deloitte and PwC.

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    Successful hybrid working ‘requires personalisation’

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 May 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 May 2023

    Successful hybrid working arrangements avoid getting caught up in policies and treat people as individuals, experts have said.

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    Being punctual is greatly overrated, finds research

    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 5 May 2023

    New research reveals what UK employees feel about being late, and suggests it’s time for businesses to loosen up.
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    How organisations can add the human touch to hybrid teams

    by Ian Brett 5 May 2023
    by Ian Brett 5 May 2023

    Given the popularity of hybrid work it's clear that companies will have to reconsider company culture to fit new realities.

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    Less than a quarter of firms are investing in tech, finds study

    by Adam McCulloch 4 May 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 4 May 2023

    Less than a quarter of companies in the UK are investing in technology to improve productivity and efficiency a new study by a US tech giant has shown.

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    Employees prefer flexible bank holiday time off

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2023

    As the UK enters a month with three bank holidays, nearly three-quarters of UK workers are in favour of flexible bank holidays, new research has shown.

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    MPs call for Employment Bill in King’s Speech

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Apr 2023

    MPs urge the government to reconsider the need for an Employment Bill in the King's Speech.

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