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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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    • Business performance
    • Change management

    Top 40 Power Players 2009

    by Ross Bentley 28 Sep 2009
    by Ross Bentley 28 Sep 2009

    Now in its ninth year, the Top 40 Power Players aims to recognise HR’s most prominent and influential professionals; those...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Family-friendly working

    Carers’ flexible working rights a mystery to most employees

    by Louisa Peacock 14 Sep 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 14 Sep 2009

    Millions of people are unaware that carers have the right to ask for flexible working arrangements, a government survey has...

    • Latest News
    • Early careers
    • Flexible working

    Krispy Kreme to tempt recruits with doughnuts

    by Kat Baker 13 Aug 2009
    by Kat Baker 13 Aug 2009

    Krispy Kreme will use its doughnuts to entice new recruits when the company opens two new stores next year, the...

    • Employment law
    • Employment tribunals
    • Flexible working

    Council violated right to privacy by spying on employee, tribunal rules

    by Nick Golding 30 Jul 2009
    by Nick Golding 30 Jul 2009

    A council worker who was was spied on by private detectives and had his privacy violated, a tribunal has ruled.ThisisSussex.co.uk...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Formal flexible working requests gaining popularity

    by Nadia Willliams 7 Jul 2009
    by Nadia Willliams 7 Jul 2009

    Formal flexible working requests are becoming commonplace and the majority are being granted, according to research by Personnel Today‘s sister...

    • HR practice
    • HR strategy
    • Flexible working

    BT offers HR consultancy to share best practice

    by Kat Baker 7 Jul 2009
    by Kat Baker 7 Jul 2009

    BT has launched an HR consultancy service to help spread best-practice, having increased productivity by 20% and reduced absenteeism by...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working options are on the increase

    by Nadia Williams 1 Jul 2009
    by Nadia Williams 1 Jul 2009

    Flexible working provision is on the increase, according to recent research by Personnel Today’s sister publication IRS Employment Review. The...

    • Business performance
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    CBI welcomes increased flexibility in recession

    by Kat Baker 23 Jun 2009
    by Kat Baker 23 Jun 2009

    The CBI has praised employers for harnessing a more flexible working culture during the recession and improving industrial relations. The...

    • Business performance
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    NHS staff and training cuts ‘unavoidable’

    by Louisa Peacock 11 Jun 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 11 Jun 2009

    NHS job cuts and a cap on training budgets could be unavoidable, a report detailing a huge budget shortfall in...

    • HR practice
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Staff turn bedrooms into boardrooms to save cash

    by Personnel Today 13 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 13 May 2009

    Over half (55%) of employees are working from home more often since the financial crisis began, according to new research...

    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Kellogg’s staff clock off at lunchtime on Friday for summer working scheme

    by Mike Berry 8 May 2009
    by Mike Berry 8 May 2009

    Employees at cereal maker Kellogg’s are being given Friday afternoons off over the summer – providing they have already worked...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Family-friendly working

    Legal Q&A: Handling flexible working requests

    by Alan Chalmers 23 Apr 2009
    by Alan Chalmers 23 Apr 2009

    On 6 April 2009, the right to request flexible working was extended to parents of children aged 16 and under,...

    • Bonuses
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    Pension provision more important to staff than flexible working or bonuses

    by Guy Logan 21 Apr 2009
    by Guy Logan 21 Apr 2009

    Employees would rather have a pension than enjoy other benefits such as flexible working or bonuses, a survey has found.A...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • Flexible working

    European Parliament proposes 20 weeks’ maternity pay

    by Nick Golding 16 Apr 2009
    by Nick Golding 16 Apr 2009

    Paid maternity leave could increase to 20 weeks for women in the UK if radical new plans, agreed by the...

    • Employment law
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working: Let flexibility be your friend and reap the benefits in cost savings

    by Personnel Today 15 Apr 2009
    by Personnel Today 15 Apr 2009

    More than 14 million people in the UK work flexibly â€“ a clear indication that employers understand the need to achieve...

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