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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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    Sick workers without job flexibility four times more likely to leave

    by Rob Moss 5 Dec 2024
    by Rob Moss 5 Dec 2024

    Research shows people without flexibility in their jobs are four times more likely to leave work following a decline in health.

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    T-level industry placements to go hybrid

    by Rob Moss 3 Dec 2024
    by Rob Moss 3 Dec 2024

    T-level industry placements will be able to be completed remotely under government reforms announced this week.

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    • Economics, government & business

    London commuting data shows limited impact of office mandates

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Nov 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Nov 2024

    New research on commuting patterns in London confirms the limited impact of ‘back to the office’ directives.

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    RPC warns of lower pay and fewer jobs under Employment Rights Bill

    by Jo Faragher 25 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 25 Nov 2024

    Some of the government’s impact assessments of the Employment Rights Bill were ‘not fit for purpose’ and the policies could...

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Latest News

    Workers leaving businesses who demand five days in office

    by Jo Faragher 25 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 25 Nov 2024

    Strict return to office mandates are pushing workers to look for new jobs, according to research from International Workplace Group.

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    Carers UK calls for right to one week’s paid leave

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 21 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 21 Nov 2024

    Carers UK urges the government to make changes to legislation so that working carers can have one week of paid leave per year.

    • Hybrid working
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    Return to office ‘more about appearance than purpose’

    by Jo Faragher 21 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 21 Nov 2024

    Almost half of managers in the UK admit that being in the office is more about appearance, according to new research from Indeed.

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    E.ON surges to Hybrid Working Award 2024 win

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 20 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 20 Nov 2024

    E.ON's commitment to supporting diverse work styles was a crucial element in the judges' decision.

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Latest News

    Starling Bank employees quit over office working demands

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 19 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 19 Nov 2024

    Starling Bank staff resign following demands from the company’s chief executive that they spend more time in the workplace.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Latest News

    Why mentoring in the hybrid era is key to employee engagement

    by Partha Gopalakrishnan 19 Nov 2024
    by Partha Gopalakrishnan 19 Nov 2024

    Mentoring is too often seen as an HR box-ticking exercise. But in the era of hybrid work it is an essential tool.

    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business
    • Flexible working

    Government could save £21m by allowing four-day week

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 14 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 14 Nov 2024

    The government could save around £21.4m a year if it allowed civil servants to work four days a week, a union claims

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    Hybrid working is the ‘new normal’, according to ONS

    by Jo Faragher 11 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 11 Nov 2024

    More than a quarter of workers in the UK were hybrid working this autumn, according to the Office for National...

    • Latest News
    • Retail
    • Flexible working

    Businesses worry over recruiting festive season staff

    by Adam McCulloch 8 Nov 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 8 Nov 2024

    Nearly half (48%) of all firms said finding the right staff was their biggest recruitment challenge over the festive season.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Job creation and losses

    Asda to slash 475 jobs and curb hybrid working

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 7 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 7 Nov 2024

    Asda is cutting 475 jobs at its head offices and ordering staff back to the workplace as it restructures the business.

    • Age
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    • Latest News

    Sandwich carers struggle with cost of living, says ONS

    by Jo Faragher 6 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 6 Nov 2024

    Almost one in six ‘sandwich carers’ find it difficult to cope financially, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

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