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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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    UK’s most family-friendly workplaces revealed

    by Jo Faragher 12 Sep 2018
    by Jo Faragher 12 Sep 2018

    The charity Working Families has published a list of the UK’s most family-friendly workplaces.
    The top ten employers include banks,...

    • Employee relations
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    • Flexible benefits

    New polls confirm desire for flexible working as 9 to 5 declines

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2018

    Only 6% of employees are working the traditional hours of 9 to 5 according to a new poll carried out...

    • France
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    • Flexible working

    How smartphones can land employers in the dock

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Aug 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Aug 2018

    Smartphones are encouraging employees to exceed the number of hours they are contracted to work, which in some cases could...

    • Dependent care
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    • Flexible working

    Government to consider five days’ paid leave for working carers

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Aug 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Aug 2018

    The government has committed to exploring the case for five days’ statutory paid leave for carers, but has been criticised...

    • Age discrimination
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    How employers can support the growing band of older workers

    by Camille Renaudon 26 Jul 2018
    by Camille Renaudon 26 Jul 2018

    More and more over-50s are staying in work past state pension age. Camille Renaudon from Hibberts Solicitors looks at practical...

    • Absence
    • Employee engagement
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    Aldi and Lidl employees “coming home” if England make the final

    by Jo Faragher 10 Jul 2018
    by Jo Faragher 10 Jul 2018

    Budget supermarkets Aldi and Lidl are hoping they haven’t scored an own goal by allowing employees to leave early this...

    • Offices
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    PwC to remove almost all landlines from UK offices in agile working drive

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Jun 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Jun 2018

    Landlines are set to be consigned to history at PwC later this year, as the accountancy giant switches its 18,000...

    • Employee engagement
    • ESG
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    Why companies could be set for a flexible working revolution

    by Mark Grant 18 Jun 2018
    by Mark Grant 18 Jun 2018

    Working flexibly can be great for morale and productivity but many companies are held back by cultural obstacles. Mark Grant...

    • Absence
    • Employee engagement
    • Discipline

    How to kick off the World Cup without an own goal

    by Jo Faragher 14 Jun 2018
    by Jo Faragher 14 Jun 2018

    With four weeks of World Cup football matches about to kick off, what do employers need to be wary of,...

    • Rest periods
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    Five ways to support employees during Ramadan

    by Ayesha Salahuddin 11 Jun 2018
    by Ayesha Salahuddin 11 Jun 2018

    As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan draws to a close this week, Ayesha Salahuddin from PWC looks at how...

    • NHS
    • Shared parental leave
    • Gender

    Jeremy Hunt vows to close NHS doctors gender pay gap

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 May 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 May 2018

    Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a review into how NHS doctors are paid in a bid to close the...

    • Employee engagement
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    • Family-friendly working

    Employers’ long-hours culture risks losing talent, says charity

    by Jo Faragher 23 May 2018
    by Jo Faragher 23 May 2018

    Pressure from managers to work beyond contracted hours and unrealistic workloads are causing resentment among parents trying to combine work...

    • Gender
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    Report pinpoints how to accelerate flexible working and gender diversity

    by Adam McCulloch 22 May 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 22 May 2018

    A report published today sets out to “speed up culture change” acting as a blueprint for change and ensuring that...

    • Latest News
    • Business travel
    • Flexible working

    Rail fares should better serve needs of part-time workers

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 May 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 May 2018

    The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), a consortium of Britain’s railway companies, has admitted that fares have failed to keep pace...

    • Latest News
    • Family-friendly benefits
    • Flexible benefits

    How employers need to embrace flexible working to retain talent

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 May 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 May 2018

    With the UK on the brink of a skills shortage, employers need to embrace flexible working to retain talented staff...

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