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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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    Out of sight and out of mind?

    by Personnel Today 27 Mar 2007
    by Personnel Today 27 Mar 2007

    The rise and rise of flexible workers provides quite a challenge to those training managers responsible fortheir learning and development.How...

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Caledonian Brewing Company workers to play in Cricket World Cup

    by Personnel Today 13 Mar 2007
    by Personnel Today 13 Mar 2007

    Two employees of the Caledonian Brewing Company are preparing to tackle the mighty Aussies tomorrow (Wednesday) as the Cricket World...

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Work-life balance: How to set a good example

    by Personnel Today 27 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 27 Feb 2007

    I’ve just been put in charge of creating our company’s new policies around flexible working. Ironically though, I have been...

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    Superintendents’ Association equality adviser accuses police of paying lip service to flexible working

    by Georgina Fuller 26 Feb 2007
    by Georgina Fuller 26 Feb 2007

    Police forces are just paying lip service to flexible working, according to a force equality adviser. Jayne Monkhouse, equality adviser to...

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    Flexible working and religious discrimination

    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 13 Feb 2007

    An employee has asked whether he can have Friday afternoons off work during the winter months as it is the...

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    CBI condemns children’s minister Beverley Hughes’ call to extend flexible working rights to all employees

    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 12 Feb 2007

    The CBI has slammed a government minister’s call for flexible working rights to be extended to all employees, insisting that...

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    Counsel and Care charity urges employers to sign up to flexible working petition

    by Mike Berry 7 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 7 Feb 2007

    Employers will today (7 February) be urged to get ready to implement the new right to request flexible working for carers,...

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    BT reaps 20% productivity increase from flexible working, despite resistance from some line managers

    by Greg Pitcher 2 Feb 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 2 Feb 2007

    BT has admitted that it had to replace line managers as it overhauled its working culture to become a leader...

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    CIPD and British Chambers of Commerce team up to provide flexible working guidance

    by Mike Berry 1 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 1 Feb 2007

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has joined forces with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) to look...

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    Carers UK calls on employers to take proactive role in supporting carers in the workplace

    by Mike Berry 8 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 8 Dec 2006

    Carers UK is calling on organisations to help carers access the benefits and support available to them, and reap the...

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    Most UK workers want flexible working hours but fear it would harm their careers

    by Georgina Fuller 8 Dec 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 8 Dec 2006

    Almost two-thirds of UK employees would prefer to work flexibly but almost half are concerned that flexible working will have...

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    Cancer charity Clic Sargent calls for automatic right to flexible working for parents whose children have cancer

    by Mike Berry 7 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 7 Dec 2006

    Parents of children diagnosed with cancer should be given an automatic right to flexible working, a charity has said. The...

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    Public sector workers denied flexible working by ingrained management practices

    by Mike Berry 7 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 7 Dec 2006

    Employers in the public sector ‘talk the talk’ on work-life balance, but have only low levels of commitment to changing...

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    Transport for London buys advice and training package to encourage flexible working and reduce commuting times

    by Mike Berry 6 Dec 2006
    by Mike Berry 6 Dec 2006

    Transport for London has signed a £150,000 deal with Work Wise UK, a campaign group that encourages employers to offer...

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    Lack of career development opportunities keep City workers on the lookout for new jobs

    by Georgina Fuller 13 Sep 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 13 Sep 2006

    Four in 10 City workers are looking for a new job, a survey has revealed. About 43% of the 242...

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