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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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    Senior execs at BlackRock to work in office five days a week

    by Adam McCulloch 8 May 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 8 May 2025

    The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock has told its senior staff to return to the office five days a week.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Mental health

    Employers urged to do more to tackle loneliness

    by Nic Paton 1 May 2025
    by Nic Paton 1 May 2025

    Employers are being urged to take a more active role in addressing loneliness inside and outside the workplace.
    Research from...

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    • Age

    Post-pandemic starters seek more pay for on-site working

    by Jo Faragher 10 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 10 Apr 2025

    Younger workers who started work after the pandemic expect to be paid more to work in the office full time, according to a study by BSI and think-tank Respublica.

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    Fifth of flexible working requests denied one year on

    by Jo Faragher 7 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 7 Apr 2025

    A fifth of employees have had a flexible working request denied, with almost a third of these down to employers' fears about productivity. 

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    Employers struggling to manage rising levels of sickness absence – poll

    by Nic Paton 7 Apr 2025
    by Nic Paton 7 Apr 2025

    Rising levels of sickness are taking a toll on many workplaces, research has suggested, with employers reporting increased absence affecting...

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    • Bullying and harassment
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    One in seven experience workplace abuse, finds major survey

    by Jo Faragher 2 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 2 Apr 2025

    More than one in seven UK employees have experienced some form of workplace abuse, according to a wide-ranging survey into...

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    • Offices
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    Remote working isn’t bad – it just needs optimising

    by Stephanie Kelly 1 Apr 2025
    by Stephanie Kelly 1 Apr 2025

    Stephanie Kelly argues that businesses should reappraise remote working to optimise collaboration and productivity among decentralised teams.

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    Hybrid workers less sick and less stressed

    by Nic Paton 28 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 28 Mar 2025

    Hybrid workers take fewer sick days, are less stressed, are more able to access regular health check-ups, and report better...

    • Hybrid working
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    • Flexible working

    Dog owners more likely to want to work from home

    by Nic Paton 24 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 24 Mar 2025

    Dog owners are more likely to want to adjust their working hours and/or work from home so as to be...

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    • Finland
    • Flexible working

    Finland’s workplaces the key to top spot in World Happiness Index

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Mar 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Mar 2025

    UK and US slip down the league as Finnish workplaces make a major contribution to the country's success in the World Happiness Index.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Hybrid working
    • Disability

    Disabled workers disadvantaged by return-to-office mandates

    by Jo Faragher 13 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 13 Mar 2025

    Return-to-office mandates could disadvantage more than a million disabled workers, according to new research.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Change management

    Five years on: how has work changed since the pandemic?

    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2025

    Five years since the World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 pandemic, how has the workplace changed?

    • Hybrid working
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    Workspace flexibility: Optimising your office needs for purpose

    by Lucinda Pullinger 11 Mar 2025
    by Lucinda Pullinger 11 Mar 2025

    As businesses optimise their office use, Lucinda Pullinger explores workspace flexibility and the art of finding the right mix for staff. 

    • Hybrid working
    • Stress
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    People feel less comfortable to ‘be themselves’ at work

    by Jo Faragher 11 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 11 Mar 2025

    There has been a decline in how ‘safe’ people feel at work, according to a new study by Mental Health First Aid England and Henley Business School.

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
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    Most workers think meaningful office attendance is fair

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 5 Mar 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 5 Mar 2025

    Most UK employees believe it’s fair for employers to expect in-person working when it adds real value to the business.

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