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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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    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.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Mental health

    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.

    • Employee engagement
    • Bank holidays
    • Latest News

    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?

    • Hybrid working
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    • Occupational Health

    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...

    • Hybrid working
    • Civil Service
    • Latest News

    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...

    • Hybrid working
    • Employee relations
    • Latest News

    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?

    • Maternity
    • Paternity
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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
    • Latest News
    • Pay & benefits

    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...

    • Hybrid working
    • Candidate experience
    • Latest News

    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.

    • Hybrid working
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    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.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Oven-Ready HR Reheated part 1: Gethin Nadin, Charlotte Lockhart and more

    by Chris Taylor 19 Aug 2022
    by Chris Taylor 19 Aug 2022

    Gethin Nadin and Charlotte Lockhart feature on the latest Oven-Ready HR Reheated compilation episode.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Working from home

    Employees going into office just 1.5 days a week

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Aug 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Aug 2022

    Office attendance is now at just 1.5 days on average in the UK, according to research, with Mondays and Fridays very empty.

    • Hybrid working
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    Are you a ‘quiet quitter’?

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Aug 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Aug 2022

    The great resignation has a new companion: the ‘quiet quitter’. But how do we know who is a quiet quitter and what do they mean for HR?

    • Hybrid working
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    Hot summers, hot desks – employment law advice on working through heatwaves

    by Clare Davis 12 Aug 2022
    by Clare Davis 12 Aug 2022

    With more 30c+ temperatures across the UK and Mediterranean-type summers set to become the norm, employment lawyer Clare Davis, looks at some of the quandaries faced by employers over heatwaves

    • Cancer
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    Working in a heatwave: what should employers consider?

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Aug 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Aug 2022

    With temperatures across the UK set to climb this week, employers are advised to be flexible and promote sensible behaviours.

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