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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
    • 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 ...

    • Compassionate leave
    • Grandparental leave
    • Bereavement

    “Pawternity” leave? Time off work for pets and other leave of the future

    by Susan Dennehy 1 Dec 2016
    by Susan Dennehy 1 Dec 2016

    Around half of UK households own a pet, according to the RSPCA. So why is there not a specific legal...

    • Employment law
    • Shared parental leave
    • Family-friendly working

    The rise of flexible working

    by Jane Wheeler 18 Nov 2016
    by Jane Wheeler 18 Nov 2016

    With flexible working requests set to increase, including from men, how should employers respond? Jane Wheeler, partner at Hine Legal,...

    • Family-friendly working
    • Flexible working
    • Working from home

    Flexible working requests: common employer pitfalls

    by Bar Huberman 15 Nov 2016
    by Bar Huberman 15 Nov 2016

    More than a quarter of women polled in a recent survey by Workingmums had their flexible working request turned down,...

    • Gender
    • Flexible working
    • Returnships

    How PR company Golin tackled the motherhood penalty

    by Bibi Hilton 11 Nov 2016
    by Bibi Hilton 11 Nov 2016

    The Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests that women earn 30% less than men by the time their children are 10...

    • Data protection
    • Health and safety
    • Flexible working

    Agile working: not as flexible as you might think

    by Katy Meves 1 Nov 2016
    by Katy Meves 1 Nov 2016

    Agile working, whether that’s allowing employees to work remotely or being flexible about hours, has been hailed as the answer...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Working from home

    Recruiting with flexibility: is HR missing out on key talent?

    by Jo Faragher 28 Oct 2016
    by Jo Faragher 28 Oct 2016

    Many employers boast about how they welcome flexible working, but how many are open to discussing alternative hours or approaches...

    • Compassionate leave
    • Flexible working

    Five ways employers can support employees who are carers

    by Sarah Anderson 19 Oct 2016
    by Sarah Anderson 19 Oct 2016

    According to recent research one worker in eight is a carer, while almost one in six has had to take...

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    • Pregnancy and maternity discrimination
    • Flexible working

    Tribunals accept limits to flexible working after maternity leave

    by Stephen Simpson 17 Oct 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 17 Oct 2016

    In two recent unsuccessful cases, employment tribunals accepted that there is no absolute obligation on employers to accept new mothers’...

    • Stress
    • Blood pressure
    • Flexible working

    Long commute to work linked to poor diet, stress and high blood pressure

    by Nic Paton 5 Oct 2016
    by Nic Paton 5 Oct 2016

    The average UK commuter adds almost 800 calories to their diet every week as a result of their journey to...

    • Family-friendly working
    • Flexible working
    • Working from home

    High earners more likely to work flexibly, says Working Families

    by Jo Faragher 5 Oct 2016
    by Jo Faragher 5 Oct 2016

    High-earning parents are far more likely to work flexibly than those who earn below £40,000, research by the charity Working...

    • Employment law
    • Discrimination
    • Indirect discrimination

    Flexible working and indirect discrimination: a difficult balance

    by Darren Newman 17 Aug 2016
    by Darren Newman 17 Aug 2016

    Consultant editor Darren Newman considers a recent indirect sex discrimination case that highlights the problems that an employer can face...

    • Maternity
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
    • Flexible working

    Creating a “family feel”: supporting parents’ return to work

    by Zoe Brunswick 17 Aug 2016
    by Zoe Brunswick 17 Aug 2016

    Returning from maternity leave is tough. Zoe Brunswick, HR director at environmental engineering consultancy RSK and former Personnel Today Awards...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Talent management

    Nine in 10 would choose employer that offered flexible working

    by Clare Allerton 28 Jul 2016
    by Clare Allerton 28 Jul 2016

    If your business does not offer flexible working options, your best employees may look to move to an employer that...

    • Flexible working
    • Working from home

    Flexible working: are employers missing a trick?

    by Helen Wright 8 Jun 2016
    by Helen Wright 8 Jun 2016

    Flexible working can benefit both employees and employers, yet many organisations don’t offer it or fail to reap the full...

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