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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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    We need to talk about your talent strategy

    by Steve Black 28 Jul 2021
    by Steve Black 28 Jul 2021

    Companies need to embrace flexible working to avoid a standoff with employees, argues talent mobility specialist Steve Black.

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Benefits

    A new leaf: fix the office with some foliage

    by Adam McCulloch 26 Jul 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 26 Jul 2021

    Bringing the home into the office will help us feel more comfortable in offices after so long working at home; going big on plants may be the way forward.

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Legal sector

    ‘No jab, no return’- the legal landscape

    by Joseph Lappin 26 Jul 2021
    by Joseph Lappin 26 Jul 2021

    Employers hoping to bring back staff to offices face difficult legal questions, writes Joseph Lappin.

    • Health and safety
    • Occupational Health
    • Health surveillance

    Why home worker risk assessments must be on the OH agenda

    by Jennie Doyle 23 Jul 2021
    by Jennie Doyle 23 Jul 2021

    OH needs to be encouraging employers to carry out home worker risk assessments so as not to fall foul of Health and Safety Executive inspections

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Latest News

    Can office staff be prioritised for pay rises and promotions?

    by Brian Palmer 22 Jul 2021
    by Brian Palmer 22 Jul 2021

    Although many employers are exploring ongoing hybrid and remote working arrangements, some may be considering how they might incentivise employees...

    • Absence
    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus

    Summer 2021: six potential issues for employers

    by Clare Allerton 20 Jul 2021
    by Clare Allerton 20 Jul 2021

    Hot weather, sporting events, the end of furlough, returning to the office, vaccinations, and more...

    • Coronavirus
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    Covid-secure: 14 things employees want in their workplace

    by Personnel Today 20 Jul 2021
    by Personnel Today 20 Jul 2021

    As ‘freedom day’ passes and Boris Johnson concedes that, amid rising infections, the return to workplace should be gradual, research...

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • HR strategy

    Almost two-thirds think homeworking will increase HR workload

    by Jo Faragher 20 Jul 2021
    by Jo Faragher 20 Jul 2021

    The shift to greater homeworking will increase HR's workload, a survey by Howden Employee Benefits has found.

    • Hybrid working
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Here comes the sun: what does hot weather mean for homeworkers?

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jul 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jul 2021

    Some workers may find themselves overheating at home. But what are employers' responsibilities?

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Health and safety

    Workplace return guidance offers ‘little to dispel confusion’

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jul 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Jul 2021

    The government has published guidance around the return to workplaces in England this summer.

    • Hybrid working
    • Acas
    • Annual hours

    Avoid ‘class divide’ in flexible working, TUC warns

    by Rob Moss 15 Jul 2021
    by Rob Moss 15 Jul 2021

    The TUC is warning employers not to create a 'class divide' by overlooking the flexible working needs of people who must be present in a workplace.

    • Hybrid working
    • Age
    • Early careers

    The Power of Gen Z: Reshaping the future of the workplace (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 14 Jul 2021
    by Personnel Today 14 Jul 2021

    ON-DEMAND | Watch now How to create a good work-life balance and provide opportunities for development in order to attract top Gen Z talent.

    • Annual hours
    • Legal sector
    • Latest News

    Slaughter and May launches job share and reduced hours pilot

    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2021
    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2021

    The law firm is testing a range of working arrangements for junior lawyers such as job shares and school holiday leave.

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Health and safety

    ‘Gradual return to work’ expected over summer

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jul 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jul 2021

    A ‘gradual return to work over the summer’ is expected rather than a rush back to the office en masse,...

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
    • Occupational Health

    Four ways for OH to help employees back into physical working

    by Alaana Woods 12 Jul 2021
    by Alaana Woods 12 Jul 2021

    Occupational health practitioners will have a pivotal role to play in helping employers navigate any return to physical working this summer.

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