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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
    • Recruitment & retention

    Acas launches consultation on flexible working code of practice

    by John Eccleston 25 Feb 2013
    by John Eccleston 25 Feb 2013

    Acas has today launched a consultation on a draft code of practice on the extension of the right to request...

    • Employment law
    • Shared parental leave
    • Maternity

    Government Bill includes reforms to shared parental leave and flexible working system

    by John Eccleston 5 Feb 2013
    by John Eccleston 5 Feb 2013

    The Government has today published the Children and Families Bill, which includes reforms to the way in which parents can...

    • HR practice
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Extending flexible working rights could lead to more disputes

    by Paula Whelan 15 Nov 2012
    by Paula Whelan 15 Nov 2012

    Proposals to extend flexible working rights to all workers could prove more trouble than they are worth for employers and...

    • Military
    • HR practice
    • Flexible working

    Employers urged to support growth in use of Army reservists

    by Jo Faragher 8 Nov 2012
    by Jo Faragher 8 Nov 2012

    The Ministry of Defence has announced plans to invest £1.8 billion over the next 10 years to double the size...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • HR practice
    • Family-friendly working

    Four banks in top ten family-friendly UK employers

    by Laura Chamberlain 25 Sep 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 25 Sep 2012

    Banks feature heavily in a list of the top 10 employers for working families, with Barclays, Citi, the Royal Bank...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Family-friendly working
    • Flexible working

    Work-life week: are employers doing enough to help working parents?

    by Laura Czapiewski 25 Sep 2012
    by Laura Czapiewski 25 Sep 2012

    This week is national work-life week, aimed at encouraging employers and employees to give some thought as to how they...

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    • Flexible working

    Flexible working helps employers compete during recession

    by Jo Faragher 20 Sep 2012
    by Jo Faragher 20 Sep 2012

    Greater openness towards flexible working has been a positive outcome of the recession, according to a report released today by...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Employers to continue Olympic flexible working practices

    by Laura Chamberlain 24 Aug 2012
    by Laura Chamberlain 24 Aug 2012

    Two-fifths (43%) of organisations that tried out flexible working schemes during the Olympics, such as allowing staff to work from...

    • Offices
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    The death of the office – will flexible working be part of London’s Olympic legacy?

    by Jacobina Plummer 24 Jul 2012
    by Jacobina Plummer 24 Jul 2012

    “Legacy” is one of the buzz words of the 2012 Olympic Games. But does it have to be confined to sports? With...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working and the Olympics

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2012
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2012

    With less than two weeks to go until the Olympics begin, employers are bracing themselves for commuting chaos. Some experts have predicted...

    • Employment law
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Legal opinion: Five steps to making flexible working a success

    by Rebecca Hill 19 Jun 2012
    by Rebecca Hill 19 Jun 2012

    The right to request to work flexibly, introduced under the Employment Act 2002, was not universally well received by employers....

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working and the Olympics – employers’ questions answered

    by Personnel Today 30 May 2012
    by Personnel Today 30 May 2012

    Employers operating in London, and other areas where Olympic events are taking place, must consider the imminent road congestion and disruption...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Government should ‘hold its nerve’ on flexible working extension, says CIPD

    by Personnel Today 8 May 2012
    by Personnel Today 8 May 2012

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has called on the Government to “hold its nerve” on the planned extension...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    O2 flexible working day results in 1,000 extra hours worked

    by Rob Moss 2 Apr 2012
    by Rob Moss 2 Apr 2012

    A recent one-day flexible working initiative at O2 resulted in an extra 1,000 hours worked by staff, according to figures...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Opinion

    Legal opinion: Flexible working during the Olympics

    by Laura Evans 14 Feb 2012
    by Laura Evans 14 Feb 2012

    Planning for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 has now begun in earnest. Employment lawyer Laura Evans looks at...

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