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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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    End unions’ collective bargaining rights to boost growth, says IoD

    by Laura Chamberlain 7 Feb 2011
    by Laura Chamberlain 7 Feb 2011

    The Government should end collective bargaining between unions and employers in the NHS and education sectors in order to boost...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR Technology

    ScheduleSource Delivers TeamWork Mobile; Mobile Workforce Scheduling Empowers Employees to View and Swap Schedules “On the Go”

    by Personnel Today 31 Jan 2011
    by Personnel Today 31 Jan 2011

    ScheduleSource today announced general availability of TeamWork Mobile, a mobile application that facilitates workforce scheduling by delivering “on-the-go” employee self-service....

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    Legal opinion: Flexible working in the age of austerity

    by Personnel Today 10 Jan 2011
    by Personnel Today 10 Jan 2011

    For many years there has been a general consensus that Europe and the UK have different approaches to employment law. This consensus is that...

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    2011 employment law changes: six things employers need to know

    by Personnel Today 5 Jan 2011
    by Personnel Today 5 Jan 2011

    Every year brings with it a raft of new regulations for the employer to negotiate. Whether it’s retirement, agency workers,...

    • Employment law
    • HR practice
    • Flexible working

    Flexible working legislation extended to parents of children under 18

    by Laura Chamberlain 21 Dec 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 21 Dec 2010

    The right to request flexible working has been extended to parents of children aged under 18 and will come into...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    • Flexible working

    Employers urged to help disabled workers

    by Personnel Today 10 Dec 2010
    by Personnel Today 10 Dec 2010

    Employers have been urged to do more to help people with disabilities into the workplace. It follows a major study...

    • Employment law
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    • Flexible working

    Weekly dilemma: New mothers returning to work

    by Personnel Today 11 Nov 2010
    by Personnel Today 11 Nov 2010

    One of my factory employees is due back soon from maternity leave. I undertook a risk assessment before she went...

    • Offices
    • HR strategy
    • Flexible working

    Employers increasing office density to cut costs, survey reveals

    by Daniel Thomas 11 Nov 2010
    by Daniel Thomas 11 Nov 2010

    Employers are actively trying to reduce the amount of office space they occupy in an attempt to cut running costs,...

    • HR practice
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Growth of homeworking cuts average commute time to 10-year low

    by Daniel Thomas 11 Nov 2010
    by Daniel Thomas 11 Nov 2010

    The growth of homeworking has helped to cut average commute times to a 10-year low of 47 minutes and 48...

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    • Flexible working

    Right to request flexible working extension to all staff expected in April 2012

    by Daniel Thomas 9 Nov 2010
    by Daniel Thomas 9 Nov 2010

    Legislation extending the right to request flexible working to all staff is likely to be implemented in April 2012, according...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention
    • Opinion

    Are flexible jobs really less attractive?

    by Colin Green 8 Nov 2010
    by Colin Green 8 Nov 2010

    Must jobs without the security of a permanent salary necessarily be viewed as less desirable? Colin Green, researcher and economics lecturer at...

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Equal pay

    Equality Act must be fully implemented to tackle equal pay, say campaigners

    by Personnel Today 2 Nov 2010
    by Personnel Today 2 Nov 2010

    The Government has been urged to fully implement the Equality Act 2010 and force big businesses to measure and publish...

    • HR practice
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Kellogg’s encourages staff to come in late as clocks go back

    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Nov 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 1 Nov 2010

    Kellogg’s has introduced an initiative to increase its employees’ access to daylight by encouraging them to either come in an...

    • HR practice
    • HR strategy
    • Flexible working

    Employers urged to open their eyes to benefits of home working

    by Daniel Thomas 24 Sep 2010
    by Daniel Thomas 24 Sep 2010

    Nearly one in five UK employees wants to work from home but is being prevented from doing so by their...

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Stress
    • Age discrimination

    Equality Act 2010: Guidance and advice for employers and HR

    by Laura Chamberlain 22 Sep 2010
    by Laura Chamberlain 22 Sep 2010

    Most of the Equality Act 2010 came into force on 1 October 2010 and employers need to make sure they...

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