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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.


    • Flexible working

    Retailers need to rethink part-time work, says Timewise

    by Jo Faragher 16 May 2017
    by Jo Faragher 16 May 2017

    Retailers need to rethink job design and challenge assumptions if they are to attract and retain the best talent, according...

    • Employment law
    • Disability discrimination
    • Health and safety

    Legal and practical tips for employers on homeworking

    by Akshay Choudhry 10 May 2017
    by Akshay Choudhry 10 May 2017

    This month on 19 May it is “National work from home day”. So what should employers be aware of if...

    • Employment law
    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts

    Self-employment loopholes must be closed, says Work and Pensions Committee

    by Rob Moss 2 May 2017
    by Rob Moss 2 May 2017

    Government must close the loopholes that allow “gig economy” companies to

    • Stress
    • Flexible working
    • Wellbeing

    Remote access means staff cannot switch off

    by Rob Moss 27 Apr 2017
    by Rob Moss 27 Apr 2017

    One-third of UK workers (32%) say that remote access to work means they cannot switch off in their personal time,...

    • Employment contracts
    • Flexible working
    • Working from home

    More autonomy means happier workers, according to research

    by Jo Faragher 25 Apr 2017
    by Jo Faragher 25 Apr 2017

    Employees with higher levels of autonomy have better overall wellbeing and higher levels of job satisfaction, research has found.
    Academics...

    • Stress
    • Rest periods
    • Business performance

    Should every weekend be a long weekend?

    by Roisin Woolnough 12 Apr 2017
    by Roisin Woolnough 12 Apr 2017

    With spring’s four bank holidays fast approaching, it’s easy to get used to the concept of the long weekend. Roisin...

    • Brexit
    • Zero hours
    • Employment law

    Employment status: will 2017 bring new legal rights for casual workers?

    by David Palmer 22 Feb 2017
    by David Palmer 22 Feb 2017

    A government review of employment status and further gig economy tribunal cases are expected this year, not to mention the...

    • Family-friendly working
    • Flexible working
    • Sex discrimination

    Dads face negative bias in quest for work-life balance

    by Alice Blackwell 22 Feb 2017
    by Alice Blackwell 22 Feb 2017

    Fathers face a negative bias when seeking a better work-life balance or applying for part-time employment, a new study suggests....

    • Shared parental leave
    • Gender
    • Flexible working

    Government failing to act on gender pay gap recommendations

    by Jo Faragher 21 Feb 2017
    by Jo Faragher 21 Feb 2017

    The Government will fail to achieve its goal of eliminating the gender pay gap within a generation unless it tackles...

    • Employment law
    • Equal pay
    • Family-friendly working

    Will gender pay gap reporting tackle the motherhood “pay penalty”?

    by Ed Stacey 20 Feb 2017
    by Ed Stacey 20 Feb 2017

    Recent research shows that the gender pay gap has significantly reduced for younger workers, but that the gap remains wide...

    • Career development
    • Coaching and mentoring
    • Equal pay

    Four key actions to tackle a gender pay gap

    by Gillian MacLellan 14 Feb 2017
    by Gillian MacLellan 14 Feb 2017

    New rules on gender pay gap reporting simply compel employers to publish details of their pay gap on an annual...

    • Flexible working
    • Opinion
    • Physical environment

    Why the UK needs to switch on to the agility mindset

    by Fiona Cannon 7 Feb 2017
    by Fiona Cannon 7 Feb 2017

    New research by the Agile Future Forum (AFF) published last week shows that more flexible models of work will be...

    • Wellbeing and health promotion
    • Flexible working
    • Wellbeing

    Preventing digital overload must become part of employee wellbeing programmes

    by Anna Kotwinski 1 Feb 2017
    by Anna Kotwinski 1 Feb 2017

    It is time for businesses to consider the impact of “digital overload” on wellbeing, performance and work-life balance, says Anna...

    • Flexible working
    • Part-time working
    • Job sharing

    Employers more willing to consider job shares at senior level

    by Jo Faragher 30 Jan 2017
    by Jo Faragher 30 Jan 2017

    More than two-fifths of employers would now be willing to consider a job share for a senior role, research by...

    • Flexible working
    • Leadership
    • Organisation development

    Workers feel trapped by “rigid” workplaces, ILM finds

    by Jo Faragher 12 Jan 2017
    by Jo Faragher 12 Jan 2017

    More than half of UK workers feel trapped by the rigid structure of their workplace, according to a survey by ...

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