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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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    • Flexible working

    GP surgeries embrace flexible hours and help government hit target

    by Guy Logan 14 Oct 2008
    by Guy Logan 14 Oct 2008

    More than half of GP surgeries now offer extended hours for medical check-ups.
    Statistics from the Department of Health found...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Parents to demand more flexi-working from business

    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2008
    by Personnel Today 8 Oct 2008

    Businesses need to prepare now for flexible working changes that could see an extra 4.5 million parents asking their bosses...

    • Employment law
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Setting up flexible working

    by Goegina Fuller 8 Oct 2008
    by Goegina Fuller 8 Oct 2008

    Employees have a right to request flexible working but should it work in practice? Georgina Fuller checks out Asda's scheme.

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Working mothers thwarted by lack of flexibility

    by Nadia Williams 22 Sep 2008
    by Nadia Williams 22 Sep 2008

    The majority of working mothers are still frustrated by the lack of flexible working options available to them, according to...

    • Employment law
    • Employment contracts
    • Flexible working

    Extending the right to request flexible working

    by Hannah Ford 12 Sep 2008
    by Hannah Ford 12 Sep 2008

    The government has decided to extend and revamp the right of employees to request flexible working. When this becomes effective...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    HR to gain from flexible friends

    by Personnel Today 11 Sep 2008
    by Personnel Today 11 Sep 2008

    Flexworks UK has joined forces with equality specialists, Energise, to deliver a series of best practice workshops on flexible working.“I am...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Flexible working and role models proposed to get more women in high-profile public roles

    by Mike Berry 5 Sep 2008
    by Mike Berry 5 Sep 2008

    The number of women in top roles in public life could be boosted by the use of role models, positive...

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

    Flexible working fails to take off due to lack of awareness

    by Helen Gilbert 4 Sep 2008
    by Helen Gilbert 4 Sep 2008

    Adult carers are still largely unaware they have a right to request flexible working, a parliamentary report of MPs has...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Flexible working – consultation on extending rights begins

    by Mike Berry 26 Aug 2008
    by Mike Berry 26 Aug 2008

    The government is to explore ways to make dealing with flexible working requests easier for employers.It has set up a...

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    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    Friday podcast: Generation Y, Tesco employee sues customer, flexible working at BP

    by Personnel Today 22 Aug 2008
    by Personnel Today 22 Aug 2008

    Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes:

    Will flexible working become a casualty of the credit crunch after BP...

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Flexible working arrangements under threat as BP scraps nine-day fortnight

    by Louisa Peacock 20 Aug 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 20 Aug 2008

    Flexible working could soon become a casualty of the credit crunch, an employment expert has warned.Julie Quinn, employment partner at...

    • Employment law
    • Maternity
    • Professional services

    KPMG’s approach to flexible working – law in practice

    by Nick Martindale 15 Aug 2008
    by Nick Martindale 15 Aug 2008

    KPMG believes that if you look after parents, staff are more likely to stay. Nick Martindale looks at its approach...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Disability

    Carers: Many of your best staff will have caring responsibilities

    by Personnel Today 14 Aug 2008
    by Personnel Today 14 Aug 2008

    Caring for a relative, partner or friend who becomes disabled, chronically ill or frail is not something that we plan...

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

    Flexible working rights will be abused by parents, claims Tory MP

    by Greg Pitcher 10 Jul 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 10 Jul 2008

    An MP has controversially claimed that flexible working rights will be abused by parents.Brian Binley, the Conservative member for Northampton...

    • HR strategy
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working: How I made a difference – Dave Pye, chief executive, Highams Group

    by Personnel Today 7 Jul 2008
    by Personnel Today 7 Jul 2008

    We implemented flexible working last year. In the recruitment world, we’ve got a very flexible approach to how we hire...

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