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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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    • Flexible working

    Attracting millennials: What businesses can learn from Labour and the Tories

    by Mufid Sukkar 3 Nov 2017
    by Mufid Sukkar 3 Nov 2017

    After an unexpected election result and a fresh wave of scandals at Westminster, it’s not surprising that the millennial generation...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Data protection
    • Employment contracts

    Top 10 HR questions October 2017: Modern slavery statements and GDPR

    by Brightmine 2 Nov 2017
    by Brightmine 2 Nov 2017

    The requirement for large employers to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement came into force in October 2015 and...

    • Military
    • Public sector
    • Flexible working

    Pilot flexible working programmes for teachers announced

    by Rob Moss 31 Oct 2017
    by Rob Moss 31 Oct 2017

    Justine Greening has announced new pilot programmes to look at ways of supporting and employing teachers flexibly, and enhancing coaching...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Recruiters should offer flexible working option as “standard”

    by Rob Moss 19 Oct 2017
    by Rob Moss 19 Oct 2017

    Flexible working options should be a standard offering in new roles if employers and recruiters are to meet the challenges...

    • Absence
    • Employee relations
    • Employment law

    Ryanair and Monarch flight disruptions: five issues for employers

    by Stephen Simpson 6 Oct 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 6 Oct 2017

    The cancellation of thousands of scheduled Ryanair flights and the collapse of airline Monarch will have an impact in the...

    • Gender
    • Gig economy
    • Flexible working

    Jobs market lags behind demand for flexible working

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2017
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2017

    Employees’ desire for flexible working far exceeds companies’ capacity to offer it, a report published today has found.
    According to...

    • Shared parental leave
    • Equal pay
    • Family-friendly working

    Acas study urges higher take-up of flexible working 

    by Noel O'Reilly 13 Sep 2017
    by Noel O'Reilly 13 Sep 2017

    A report published today by Acas calls for more flexible working for parents returning to work after parental leave as...

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Data protection
    • Flexible working

    Top 10 HR questions August 2017: GDPR and holiday pay

    by Brightmine 12 Sep 2017
    by Brightmine 12 Sep 2017

    The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will require employers to provide employees with a privacy notice, detailing how their personal...

    • Flexible working
    • Returnships
    • Working from home

    Balancing work and life: Why flexibility is a two-way street

    by Emoke Starr 7 Sep 2017
    by Emoke Starr 7 Sep 2017

    Even fast-growing companies need to keep an eye on retaining talented employees as their work and home responsibilities change. This...

    • Flexible working
    • HR Technology
    • Working from home

    Could an organisation work on a completely remote basis?

    by Cath Everett 23 Aug 2017
    by Cath Everett 23 Aug 2017

    Most employers now embrace some form of flexible and remote working, but self-publishing company Reedsy has taken this to the...

    • Acas
    • Flexible working
    • Working from home

    Acas research highlights pros and cons of flexible working

    by Adrian Wakeling 23 Aug 2017
    by Adrian Wakeling 23 Aug 2017

    There are hidden benefits and drawbacks to flexible working arrangements, new research from employment adviser Acas finds. Adrian Wakeling, senior...

    • Flexible working
    • Gender pay gap
    • Working from home

    How to find the balance between flexible working and “always on”

    by Sarah Thompson 18 Jul 2017
    by Sarah Thompson 18 Jul 2017

    Research has shown that many workers value flexible working over a pay rise. Sarah Thompson asks how can employers ensure...

    • Research
    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health

    Long commutes to work take toll on employee health

    by Nic Paton 6 Jul 2017
    by Nic Paton 6 Jul 2017

    Long commutes are causing poor health and damaging the productivity of the nation’s employees, research from the Britain’s Healthiest Workplace...

    • Research
    • Occupational Health
    • Flexible working

    Three in four firms have an employee wellbeing strategy

    by Nic Paton 5 Jul 2017
    by Nic Paton 5 Jul 2017

    Nearly three-quarters (71%) of UK companies say they now either have or are implementing a wellbeing strategy during 2017, research...

    • HR software
    • Career development
    • Gig economy

    Technology is disrupting work – but what do staff think?

    by Don McGuire 30 Jun 2017
    by Don McGuire 30 Jun 2017

    How is the world of work changing? Perhaps more importantly, how do staff perceive it to be changing? ADP president...

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