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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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    Flexible office space: reduce rents not heads

    by Lucinda Pullinger 9 Dec 2022
    by Lucinda Pullinger 9 Dec 2022

    As cost cutting becomes more likely, Lucinda Pullinger discusses the opportunity that flexible office space provides to business.

    • Hybrid working
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    HR insights: Cost of living crisis and hybrid working (webinar)

    by Brightmine 7 Dec 2022
    by Brightmine 7 Dec 2022

    HR anticipates that 2023 will be another challenging year as it plays a key role in protecting the business in...

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    Day-one flexible working right ‘words on a page’ without enforcement

    by Rob Moss 6 Dec 2022
    by Rob Moss 6 Dec 2022

    Chair of BEIS committee says new laws on flexible working will only matter if there is effective enforcement.

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    Day one right to request flexible working confirmed

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Dec 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Dec 2022

    The government says it will take forward plans to make requests for flexible working a day-one right for employees.

    • Hybrid working
    • Civil Service
    • Local authorities

    Welsh government criticised over low office occupancy

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Dec 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Dec 2022

    The Welsh government has been criticised over its hybrid working policy as it has been reported that only one in 10 staff are working in the office every day.

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    Remote working: Worthing is the ‘Zoom town’ of Europe

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Dec 2022

    Recruitment platform Indeed, working with Zoom, has identified places across the UK, France and Germany that have seen the most significant growth in remote and hybrid job opportunities.

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    How HR manages absence and hybrid working (survey)

    by Personnel Today 23 Nov 2022
    by Personnel Today 23 Nov 2022

    Take part in our survey on remote working and short-term sickness absence for your chance to win £100 in Amazon vouchers.

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    NHS menopause guidance recommends flexible working

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Nov 2022

    New NHS menopause guidance suggests that managers should consider flexible working for employees who struggle with menopause symptoms.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Equal Pay Day 2022: Has hybrid working set women back at work?

    by Sarah Jackson 18 Nov 2022
    by Sarah Jackson 18 Nov 2022

    As we approach this year's Equal Pay Day, has the shift to new working practices since the pandemic actually proven detrimental to women?

    • Hybrid working
    • Blended learning
    • Latest News

    Five ways to develop ‘accidental’ managers’ skills in the hybrid workplace

    by Naomi Buxton 16 Nov 2022
    by Naomi Buxton 16 Nov 2022

    How can organisations upskill ‘accidental’ line managers?

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Latest News

    ‘Go to work, don’t go to work’ is back!

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Nov 2022

    Go to work – it's warmer there; don't go to work – your employer has turned off the heating. I know – buy a hot desk!

    • Hybrid working
    • Early careers
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    Working from home may have career benefits for young people

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Nov 2022

    A study finds young people feel working from home has made it easier for them to volunteer for tasks and ask questions.

    • Latest News
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    A third of temp workers doing so for first time

    by Jo Faragher 8 Nov 2022
    by Jo Faragher 8 Nov 2022

    Around a third of workers in temporary contracts are doing temp work for the first time, according to a survey by Indeed Flex.

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    • Flexible working

    Flexible Working Bill receives strong support from MPs

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Oct 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Oct 2022

    A bill that seeks to enhance employees’ right to flexible working has received broad support from MPs during its second...

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Flush away your troubles with hybrid work

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Oct 2022

    Although the backlash against working at home from the likes of Jacob Rees-Mogg and Alan Sugar has receded, now researchers...

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