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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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    TUC issues heat warning for workers at home and in the office

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Aug 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Aug 2020

    High temperatures pose questions of home-working as staff swelter without air conditioning or water coolers and the TUC asks employers for 'flexibility'.

    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News
    • Emotional intelligence

    Out of sight: how to manage remote teams

    by Esther Langdon 31 Jul 2020
    by Esther Langdon 31 Jul 2020

    Managing people remotely for any length of time puts the onus on leaders to learn a new set of tools.

    • Coronavirus
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    • Mental health

    Supporting neurodivergent staff in the post-lockdown workplace

    by Matthew Terise and Dr Angela Armstrong 31 Jul 2020
    by Matthew Terise and Dr Angela Armstrong 31 Jul 2020

    Matthew Trerise and Angela Armstrong discuss the challenges neurodivergent people may experience when returning to the workplace post-lockdown, with practical...

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    NHS to focus on flexible working and staff wellbeing

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Jul 2020

    Flexible working, education and health and wellbeing are at the forefront of the new NHS People Plan, which the government...

    • Employee engagement
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    • Retail

    Working from home will be double pre-pandemic levels

    by Rob Moss 16 Jul 2020
    by Rob Moss 16 Jul 2020

    Employers expect that the proportion of people working from home on a regular basis once the coronavirus crisis is over...

    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    Ministers offer conflicting return-to-work messages

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Jul 2020

    Advice around whether people should return to offices remains conflicted, with Boris Johnson urging people to think about returning to...

    • Coronavirus
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    • Flexible working

    Half of UK employees worked from home in April

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Jul 2020

    Almost half (46.4%) of employees did some of their work from home during April, with the vast majority stating this...

    • NHS
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    • HR practice

    Saying goodbye to outdated shift scheduling will avoid NHS burnout

    by Dr Anas Nader 3 Jul 2020
    by Dr Anas Nader 3 Jul 2020

    Another pandemic could be about to hit the NHS – staff burnout. Dr Anas Nader explains how embracing flexible working...

    • Coronavirus
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    • Working life

    Two thirds of furloughed workers to return by September

    by Rob Moss 2 Jul 2020
    by Rob Moss 2 Jul 2020

    Two out of three people currently furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme could be back at work by the...

    • Coronavirus
    • Personnel Today
    • Health and safety

    HR in a pandemic: How three companies dealt with a surge in demand

    by Peter Crush 2 Jul 2020
    by Peter Crush 2 Jul 2020

    For organisations up and down the country, Covid-19 has put considerable strain on HR. Many in the profession are facing...

    • Coronavirus
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    Seven ways of dealing with return-to-work childcare issues

    by Jo Moseley 26 Jun 2020
    by Jo Moseley 26 Jun 2020

    Although more workplaces will reopen on 4 July, schools and other childcare settings such as holiday clubs are unlikely to...

    • Change management
    • Employee engagement
    • Evidence-based management

    The emerging people strategy and what it means for HR (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 24 Jun 2020
    by Personnel Today 24 Jun 2020

    ON-DEMAND | This webinar, in association with Sage People looks at how HR leaders are adapting in this new world. What does it mean for managing workforces today?

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Pinsent Masons scoops four awards at first virtual People in Law awards

    by Jo Faragher 22 Jun 2020
    by Jo Faragher 22 Jun 2020

    Pinsent Masons scooped up four awards – including the coveted Grand Prix award – at this year’s People in Law...

    • Coronavirus
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Gender

    How working from home is levelling the playing field

    by Elva Ainsworth 22 Jun 2020
    by Elva Ainsworth 22 Jun 2020

    Home working and the absence of 'office power' has led to major cultural shifts that will benefit the goals of diversity and inclusion.

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    Maintain flexible working momentum after pandemic, urges charity

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jun 2020

    Almost half of parents and carers (48%) hope to make changes to their working patterns after the Covid-19 pandemic, indicating...

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