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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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    Work Wise Week starts on 3 May

    by Mike Berry 30 Mar 2006
    by Mike Berry 30 Mar 2006

    Firms are being urged to work 'smarter' by taking part in Work Wise Week in May.

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

    Bosses unconvinced by males requests for flexible working

    by Mike Berry 16 Mar 2006
    by Mike Berry 16 Mar 2006

    Men fail to convince bosses of business benefits of flexibility.

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Directors home in on flexible working

    by Georgina Fuller 2 Mar 2006
    by Georgina Fuller 2 Mar 2006

    Most of the UK's directors spend at least part of the week working from home, according to an IoD survey.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Family-friendly working
    • Flexible working

    Family contract pilot scheme at McDonald’s

    by Personnel Today 31 Jan 2006
    by Personnel Today 31 Jan 2006

    McDonald’s is to pioneer the trial of a ‘family contract’ that will enable two people from the same family working...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Maternity

    NHS back-to-work scheme may be scrapped

    by dan thomas 17 Jan 2006
    by dan thomas 17 Jan 2006

    The government has reportedly scrapped a ground-breaking scheme designed to get more women to return to work in the NHS

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    Female professionals disillusioned with traditional career path

    by Georgina Fuller 14 Dec 2005
    by Georgina Fuller 14 Dec 2005

    Almost half of female professionals do not expect to be working full-time in 2010.

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    Flexibility and work-life balance put public sector on top

    by Mike Berry 7 Dec 2005
    by Mike Berry 7 Dec 2005

    The modernised public sector has more to offer employees than the private sector, according to a survey.

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    • Recruitment & retention

    Are long hours worth it?

    by Personnel Today 18 Oct 2005
    by Personnel Today 18 Oct 2005

    Kevin White and Jim Whittam argue that working overtime is costly financially and in terms of stress, sickness absence and health and safety

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    Three quarters of employees willing to work past retirement

    by Personnel Today 11 Oct 2005
    by Personnel Today 11 Oct 2005

    Nearly three quarters of UK workers would work later in life if they could do so flexibly, according to new research

    • Flexible working
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    Economic balancing act

    by Personnel Today 11 Oct 2005
    by Personnel Today 11 Oct 2005

    The UK government's obsession with work-life balance could see the economy slip down the global pecking order

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    REC takes temp concerns to Number 10

    by dan thomas 22 Sep 2005
    by dan thomas 22 Sep 2005

    REC raises temp concerns over too much legislation with PM.

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    London Mayor wades into flexible working debate

    by dan thomas 13 Sep 2005
    by dan thomas 13 Sep 2005

    Ken Livingstone has added his support to calls for more family-friendly employment legislation

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
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    One in five fathers don’t see their children during the working week

    by Michael Millar 13 Sep 2005
    by Michael Millar 13 Sep 2005

    One in five fathers in the UK works such long hours that he doesn’t see his children during the week, according to new research

    • Flexible working
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flexible working laws will not be extended to all employees

    by Personnel Today 13 Sep 2005
    by Personnel Today 13 Sep 2005

    The government has ruled out legislation that would give flexible working rights to all employees.Speaking at the launch of a...

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

    CIPD disputes CBI claim that flexible working harms business

    by Michael Millar 12 Sep 2005
    by Michael Millar 12 Sep 2005

    The problems that businesses have implementing flexible working schemes are outweighed by the benefits, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

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