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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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    Vast majority want to continue working from home

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2022

    New data suggests that workers currently working to a hybrid routine overwhelmingly want to retain the option to work from home.

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    Top 10 HR questions September 2022: additional bank holidays

    by Brightmine 1 Oct 2022
    by Brightmine 1 Oct 2022

    Last month's most popular HR questions focused on the impact of an extra bank holiday for the Queen's state funeral.

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    Can we monitor remote workers?

    by Rachel Tozer 29 Sep 2022
    by Rachel Tozer 29 Sep 2022

    With civil servants under pressure to be present at the office, there have been reports that some employees’ computer use...

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    Inflating pay to attract talent ‘not enough’ warns CIPD

    by Rob Moss 27 Sep 2022
    by Rob Moss 27 Sep 2022

    CIPD resourcing report warns that offering better salaries is unsustainable and that flexibility and career development are increasingly important.

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    Managers distrust employees who work from home, reveals Microsoft

    by Jo Faragher 23 Sep 2022
    by Jo Faragher 23 Sep 2022

    Bosses worry that employees working from home aren’t being as productive as they could be, while workers believe the opposite, according to new research from Microsoft.

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    Hybrid and remote working has reduced toxic behaviours, research finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Sep 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Sep 2022

    The rise of hybrid and remote working has coincided with a reduction in employees witnessing 'toxic' behaviour at work.

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    Harness your personality type and save the office!

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Sep 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Sep 2022

    The office is damaging for mental health... or is it? Applying Myers-Briggs personality types to design will improve things.

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    Queen Elizabeth II national mourning: Five HR issues

    by Jo Faragher 12 Sep 2022
    by Jo Faragher 12 Sep 2022

    National mourning period: What HR issues will employers face as workers request time off at short notice or flexibility with hours?

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    Hybrid working can leave employees living with cancer feeling isolated

    by Nic Paton 5 Sep 2022
    by Nic Paton 5 Sep 2022

    With this Friday (9 September) being ‘Stand up to Cancer Day’, employers are being reminded that hybrid working can leave...

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    Union hits back at civil service ‘skiving’ claims

    by Jo Faragher 5 Sep 2022
    by Jo Faragher 5 Sep 2022

    Civil service union FDA has hit back against accusations from Jacob Rees-Mogg that staff are using flexible working arrangements to...

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    It’s time to move the goalposts on office speak

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Sep 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Sep 2022

    Business lingo has deeper origins and more of a purpose than many of us might imagine. Is it time to stop playing buzzword bingo and just learn to live with the irritation?

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    Why flexible working law fails new parents

    by Anthony Purvis 2 Sep 2022
    by Anthony Purvis 2 Sep 2022

    The government is yet to respond to its consultation on flexible working. Anthony Purvis looks at existing legislation and what...

    • Hybrid working
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    Tax body launches review into hybrid and global working

    by Jo Faragher 31 Aug 2022
    by Jo Faragher 31 Aug 2022

    The Office of Tax Simplification has launched a consultation into the tax status of remote and hybrid workers.
    The independent...

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    Candidates more likely to back out of job offers

    by Rob Moss 31 Aug 2022
    by Rob Moss 31 Aug 2022

    Jobseekers more likely to back out of accepted job offers, mainly because they receive a better offer elsewhere.

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    Oven-Ready HR Reheated part 2: Prof Sir Cary Cooper, Emma Burrows and more

    by Chris Taylor 26 Aug 2022
    by Chris Taylor 26 Aug 2022

    The second Oven-Ready HR Reheated episode recaps some of the best bits from this season, exploring topics including hybrid working and inclusivity.

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