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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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    Personnel Today Awards 2019: Financial Services Compensation Scheme achieves public sector D&I award

    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 20 Nov 2019
    by Lindsay Clark [email protected] 20 Nov 2019

    The Financial Services Compensation Scheme scooped the Diversity & Inclusion (Public Sector) Award, sponsored by Civica, at the 2019 Personnel...

    • Offices
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    Remote workers ‘should spend at least two days in office’

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Nov 2019

    A study finds that while remote working is linked to positive wellbeing, it has little effect on stress and productivity.

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    How easy is it to implement a four-day week?

    by Jo Faragher 11 Nov 2019
    by Jo Faragher 11 Nov 2019

    If the four-day week is to be a realistic option for businesses, work needs to be done on how it can be made to suit companies of different sizes.

    • Childcare
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    Record proportion of mothers in work

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Oct 2019

    Three-quarters of mothers with dependent children are in work – a record high for the UK, according to the latest...

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    Mentoring key to building diverse leadership

    by Rob Moss 16 Oct 2019
    by Rob Moss 16 Oct 2019

    Businesses where women occupy more than 30% senior leadership roles are more likely to nurture ambition, with a quarter (27%)...

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    Queen’s Speech: Points-based immigration and Good Work Plan feature

    by Jo Faragher 14 Oct 2019
    by Jo Faragher 14 Oct 2019

    A points-based immigration system will start in 2021.

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    Consultation closes with huge support for family friendly transparency

    by Rob Moss 11 Oct 2019
    by Rob Moss 11 Oct 2019

    As the government consultation into whether employers should have to publish their family-related leave and flexible working policies comes to...

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    A fifth of over-45s expect to quit work to care for relatives

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Oct 2019

    One in five (19%) employees aged over 45 expects to quit their job to care for an adult relative full...

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    Rail statistics prove need for flexible season tickets

    by Rob Moss 4 Oct 2019
    by Rob Moss 4 Oct 2019

    Use of season tickets is falling as commuters’ flexible working arrangements mean they are no longer good value for money.

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    Top 10 HR questions September 2019: The effect of a leap year on pay

    by Brightmine 1 Oct 2019
    by Brightmine 1 Oct 2019

    There will be an extra working day in 2020 for many employees, so does the leap year mean extra pay?...

    • Carers
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    Why meeting flexible working requests is easier said than done

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Sep 2019

    With Labour proposing a four-day week and unions campaigning for workers to use technology to spend less time in the...

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    Women find it harder to get a job after leaving armed forces, says report

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Sep 2019

    Female military service leavers are less likely to find a job than males, with many reluctant to apply for roles...

    • Gender
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    Labour backs flexible working for menopausal employees

    by Jo Faragher 23 Sep 2019
    by Jo Faragher 23 Sep 2019

    The Labour Party has said it will ensure employers provide flexible working arrangements to women experiencing the menopause if it...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working in higher paid jobs trebles

    by Rob Moss 17 Sep 2019
    by Rob Moss 17 Sep 2019

    Job adverts with salaries over £60,000 are three times more likely to offer flexible working than they did three years...

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    Top 10 HR questions August 2019: term-time holiday calculations

    by Brightmine 3 Sep 2019
    by Brightmine 3 Sep 2019

    How should you calculate holiday pay for a term-time worker without regular hours?
    A recent Court of Appeal decision, The...

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