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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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    Businesses urged to consider flexible working

    by Personnel Today 9 Apr 2009
    by Personnel Today 9 Apr 2009

    One of Europe’s leading business support organisations, The GO Group,  is urging business owners to consider introducing flexible working in a...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Prepare for new flexible working regulations

    by Personnel Today 9 Apr 2009
    by Personnel Today 9 Apr 2009

    Many UK organisations will be caught short by the onset of new flexible working regulations due to be introduced next...

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    EHRC parental leave plans divide equality campaigners

    by Kat Baker 3 Apr 2009
    by Kat Baker 3 Apr 2009

    Equality campaigners and leading business groups have delivered a lukewarm response to new parental leave proposals aimed at generating greater...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Family-friendly working

    Flexible working request rights to be extended in April

    by Lindsay Clark 27 Mar 2009
    by Lindsay Clark 27 Mar 2009

    The government will introduce the extension of the right to request flexible working for parents of older children this April,...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Maternity

    Employment law: the 23 legal changes HR needs to know

    by Helen Williams 25 Mar 2009
    by Helen Williams 25 Mar 2009

    It's time for the latest round of springtime legislation updates. We run through the key legal changes you need to be aware of - from the new Acas code, to increases in sick pay, maternity pay and statutory holiday.

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    Employers discriminate to avoid cost of maternity leave

    by Kat Baker 16 Mar 2009
    by Kat Baker 16 Mar 2009

    The equalities commission has admitted that it is “not surprising” that employers are discriminating against young women to protect themselves...

    • Age discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    McDonalds and British Gas winners at Employers Forum on Age awards

    by Mike Berry 2 Mar 2009
    by Mike Berry 2 Mar 2009

    McDonalds and British Gas were among the winners at the Employers Forum on Age awards, which showcase the achievements of...

    • Employment law
    • Fixed-term contracts
    • Flexible working

    Agency Workers Directive could limit jobs it seeks to protect

    by Kevin Green 25 Feb 2009
    by Kevin Green 25 Feb 2009

    The recent job cuts at the BMW Mini plant in Cowley have raised a number of questions about agency worker rights. The government is now preparing to launch its consultation on implementing the Agency Workers Directive (AWD) in the UK, and HR professionals can still influence the outcome of this important piece of legislation.

    • Annual hours
    • HR practice
    • Flexible working

    Flexible working grows up

    by Peter Rabbitts 12 Feb 2009
    by Peter Rabbitts 12 Feb 2009

    Plans to extend the right to request flexible working look set to go ahead. Peter Rabbitts, knowledge adviser at  Acas...

    • Latest News
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working move means Rio Tinto staff must clear desks

    by Guy Logan 12 Feb 2009
    by Guy Logan 12 Feb 2009

    Employees at international mining giant Rio Tinto have been told to clear their desks, not because they are being sacked,...

    • Latest News
    • Professional services
    • HR practice

    KPMG staff back four-day week in bid to save jobs

    by Guy Logan 12 Feb 2009
    by Guy Logan 12 Feb 2009

    Staff at ‘Big Four’ accountancy firm KPMG have overwhelmingly backed a new flexible working scheme to safeguard their jobs.More than...

    • Employment law
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working: what employers should do to prepare for extension

    by Laura Livingstone 5 Feb 2009
    by Laura Livingstone 5 Feb 2009

    Never mind the recession, the government is pushing ahead with expanding flexible working. From April, employee rights to request this will be extended. Laura Livingstone and James Ogilvie detail what employers should do to be ready.

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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Harrison Employment Appeal Tribunal

    by Personnel Today 1 Feb 2009
    by Personnel Today 1 Feb 2009

    The EAT has provided guidance on when an employee may take time off to care for a dependant under section...

    • Latest News
    • Flexible working
    • Pay & benefits

    Flexible working rights should be granted to parents of 18-year olds says Tory peer

    by John Charlton 26 Jan 2009
    by John Charlton 26 Jan 2009

    Flexible parental rights should be extended to parents of children who are aged 18 and under, said a Tory peer...

    • Employee engagement
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Car makers change work practices to save jobs

    by Guy Logan 19 Jan 2009
    by Guy Logan 19 Jan 2009

    Nissan aims to minimise job losses by implementing flexible working schemes to cut staff hours as the recession grips car...

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