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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 finds favour as 40% of engineering firms adapt to change

    by Mike Berry 2 Jul 2008
    by Mike Berry 2 Jul 2008

    Half of the UK’s engineering firms are now offering flexible working, with 40% allowing homeworking, according to research by the...

    • Latest News
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working website for senior managers launched

    by Louisa Peacock 18 Jun 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 18 Jun 2008

    A free flexible working website to help senior managers work more flexibly has been launched by charity Working Families.Work Re-tune, which launched...

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    Coleman v Attridge Law and Steve Law

    by Personnel Today 15 Jun 2008
    by Personnel Today 15 Jun 2008

    Ms Coleman, who cared for her severely disabled son, brought a claim against her former employers alleging that she had...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Disability
    • Early careers

    Friday podcast: diversity hampered by staff who don’t declare disabilities, government launches carers campaign, and how to manage Generation Y employees

    by Rob Moss 13 Jun 2008
    by Rob Moss 13 Jun 2008

    HR news and analysis including:

    Equalities experts tell Personnel Today that diversity cannot be truly measured in organisations unless people...

    • Latest News
    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working awareness for carers to receive £255m boost

    by Mike Berry 11 Jun 2008
    by Mike Berry 11 Jun 2008

    The government is set to launch a major campaign to boost awareness among carers of the right to request flexible...

    • Latest News
    • HR practice
    • HR strategy

    Mobile work setback as staff shun flexibility to be seen to be working

    by Guy Logan 5 Jun 2008
    by Guy Logan 5 Jun 2008

    Mobile working is on the decline, despite allowing almost 100 million extra working days each year, two surveys have found.A...

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    Flexible working can mean an end to career progression

    by Personnel Today 30 May 2008
    by Personnel Today 30 May 2008

    As an experienced HR professional who has not worked full time for 19 years, I read your article ‘Career fear...

    • HR practice
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    • Recruitment & retention

    How to implement a flexible working plan

    by Personnel Today 29 May 2008
    by Personnel Today 29 May 2008

    After Gordon Brown recently announced his work-life balance agenda, flexible working will soon be widely available to as many as...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Flexible working requests rejected by 69% of employers according to Labour Market Outlook survey

    by Greg Pitcher 27 May 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 27 May 2008

    Flexible working arrangements are proving hard to secure despite new laws – with seven in 10 employers admitting they rarely...

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

    Asda launches flexible working scheme

    by Louisa Peacock 19 May 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 19 May 2008

    Supermarket giant Asda has launched a new flexible working scheme for its employees to improve their work-life balance. ‘Asda Flex’...

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Flexible working tribunal rush fears quashed by Sainsbury’s HR chief

    by Louisa Peacock 19 May 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 19 May 2008

    Imelda Walsh has moved to calm employer fears that new flexible working laws will lead to a rapid rise in...

    • Employment law
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    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Friday Podcast: Imelda Walsh on flexible working, Queen’s speech latest and university sleeping…

    by Rob Moss 16 May 2008
    by Rob Moss 16 May 2008

    HR news and analysis including: Imelda Walsh talks exclusively to Personnel Today on the flexible working review to extend the right...

    • Latest News
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    • Flexible working

    National Work from Home Day could see five million workers absent from office

    by Guy Logan 15 May 2008
    by Guy Logan 15 May 2008

    National Work from Home Day today kicks off national Work Wise Week, with many employees taking the opportunity to work...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Department for Education

    Flexible working request to be extended to training says Gordon Brown

    by Mike Berry 14 May 2008
    by Mike Berry 14 May 2008

    Gordon Brown used the draft Queen’s Speech to announce a new right to request time off work for training.Revealing his...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    CIPD implies Walsh’s flexible working review lacked independence

    by Louisa Peacock 14 May 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 14 May 2008

    Imelda Walsh’s flexible working review lacked independence from the government, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) implied this...

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