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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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    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Employment law 2022: Nick Hurley talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 4 Feb 2022
    by Chris Taylor 4 Feb 2022

    Nick Hurley, managing partner in employment at Charles Russel Speechlys, talks to Chris Taylor about the legal issues dominating HR's attention in 2022.

    • NHS
    • Education
    • Latest News

    Only a quarter of talent pool interested in key jobs

    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 2 Feb 2022

    Critical sectors including healthcare, construction and retail could soon face a catastrophic shortage of workers, as job candidates shun key...

    • Offices
    • Benefits
    • Latest News

    HR and the curious intersection of free hot beverages, freelance life and body language

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Jan 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Jan 2022

    Is freelance life better? Will free tea and coffee motivate a return to the office and what body language should we deploy when we get there? These are the big questions this week …

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Four-day week

    Why I’m unsure a four-day week would work

    by Jane Sparrow 28 Jan 2022
    by Jane Sparrow 28 Jan 2022

    The Culture Builders' Jane Sparrow argues that a four-day week would lead to reduced pay, less flexibility and less thinking time for some employees.

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

    Trends for 2022: the Gartner view – employee turnover is set to soar

    by Brian Kropp 27 Jan 2022
    by Brian Kropp 27 Jan 2022

    Why the pandemic has been a ‘hammer blow’ for the diversity agenda; the four-day week versus more flexiblity, the false value placed on office-based workers, and other insights.

    • Hybrid working
    • Bank holidays
    • Professional services

    Deloitte extends flexible working to public holidays

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jan 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Jan 2022

    Employees will be given complete freedom as to when they take public holiday time off.

    • Hybrid working
    • Employee engagement
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Hybrid working: How HR can lead business from survival to success (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 27 Jan 2022
    by Personnel Today 27 Jan 2022

    ON-DEMAND How can HR teams can ensure their staff’s hybrid working arrangements can achieve the best results?

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    HR trends for 2022: Future of the workplace and hybrid working

    by Brightmine 26 Jan 2022
    by Brightmine 26 Jan 2022

    What will HR leaders be focusing on in 2022? Join XpertHR's latest webinar for valuable insights into the priorities of HR...

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Hybrid working
    • Gamification

    Could the metaverse take hybrid work to the next level?

    by Jo Faragher 25 Jan 2022
    by Jo Faragher 25 Jan 2022

    Many HR professionals will be focusing on getting hybrid working right, but could the future of work lie in the...

    • Hybrid working
    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health

    Workplace return will boost mental health, say third of employees

    by Nic Paton 24 Jan 2022
    by Nic Paton 24 Jan 2022

    A poll finds 32% of working Britons felt returning to their offices would improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing.

    • Hybrid working
    • Careers in HR
    • HR specialisms

    Recruiting HR talent: Nick Croucher speaks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 21 Jan 2022
    by Chris Taylor 21 Jan 2022

    This week Frazer Jones' Nick Croucher talks to Chris Taylor about the HR jobs market and new roles in demand...

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Latest News

    Ready for Bounce Back Monday?

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Jan 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Jan 2022

    City firms are apparently encouraging their staff to swarm back to their offices from Monday but there are factors at play that may dampen their expectations …

    • Discipline
    • Latest News
    • Dismissal

    Flexible working requests behind growing number of tribunal cases

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2022

    The number of employment tribunal decisions over flexible working have hit a record high.

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Gender

    Kelly Metcalf: Top five predictions for diversity, inclusion and wellbeing in 2022

    by Kelly Metcalf 12 Jan 2022
    by Kelly Metcalf 12 Jan 2022

    Fujitsu's Kelly Metcalf provides her top five predictions for 2022 around diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.

    • Hybrid working
    • Employee engagement
    • Employee communications

    ‘Remote’ workers? How divisive terminology threatens employee engagement

    by Darren Hepburn 11 Jan 2022
    by Darren Hepburn 11 Jan 2022

    Darren Hepburn suggests caution around the language used and its detrimental effect on engaging staff.

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