Flexible working

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Are return to office mandates too high a risk for firms? More than half of employees believe that their location should not matter as long as they meet work expectations.

Sir Chris Wormald, head of the civil service, has told MPs that he thinks a requirement to spend three days a week in the office is ‘about right’.

FDA survey of civil servants' hybrid working arrangements shows almost two-thirds believe three days in the office is damaging productivity.