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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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    IoD gives verdicts on Labour’s employment plans

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Jul 2024

    The Institute of Directors has conducted research providing insights as to what businesses really think about the new government's sweeping plans for employment.

    • Manufacturing
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    • Job creation and losses

    Dyson to cut a quarter of UK jobs

    by Rob Moss 9 Jul 2024
    by Rob Moss 9 Jul 2024

    Dyson is cutting as many as 1,000 jobs in the UK, around a quarter of its British workforce, as part of restructuring programme.

    • Employment law
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    • Employment contracts

    ‘Fair Work Agency’ proposed by Labour party

    by Jo Faragher 24 Jun 2024
    by Jo Faragher 24 Jun 2024

    The Labour party will create an employer watchdog called the Fair Work Agency, according to an interview with deputy leader Angela Rayner.

    • Latest News
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    • Political elections

    Labour would ‘close the gender pay gap once and for all’

    by Jo Faragher 20 Jun 2024
    by Jo Faragher 20 Jun 2024

    Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to close the gender pay gap “once and for all” if Labour wins the general election.

    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    EY and OVO Energy ranked in The Times top 50 for gender equality

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024

    Anglian Water, Royal Mail and Ofcom miss out on top 50 firms ranking according to gender equality as EY and OVO Energy gain slots.

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Latest News

    Asos wants employees to attend more in-person meetings

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024

    Asos has warned that failure to stick to hybrid working rules could lead to disciplinary action. It wants staff to return to the office.

    • Hybrid working
    • China
    • Employee engagement

    Hybrid working as productive as full-time office attendance

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Jun 2024

    A Stanford University study finds that hybrid working is just as productive as full-time office attendance.

    • Hybrid working
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    • Latest News

    No sign that generative AI is replacing jobs

    by Rob Moss 18 Jun 2024
    by Rob Moss 18 Jun 2024

    Increased use of GenAI is not replacing jobs, according to Nash Squared's pulse survey of technology leaders.

    • Hybrid working
    • Stress
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    Hybrid workers more productive and less stressed

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Jun 2024

    Hybrid workers are more motivated, productive and less likely to be feeling burnt out, research has found.

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    Allow flexible working to encourage employees to vote

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jun 2024

    Centenary Action says employers should encourage employees to vote by allowing flexible working and sharing postal vote information.

    • Age
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    How to prepare for an age-diverse workforce

    by Kate Field 5 Jun 2024
    by Kate Field 5 Jun 2024

    Kate Field discusses how employers can adapt to an increasingly age-diverse workforce. 

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    Hybrid working and the advent of the ‘coffee badger’

    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024

    Buzzwords and HR go together like pancakes and Nutella. We bring you the latest crop from TikTok and the news you've been waiting for on the geographical spread of CEOs.

    • Fit for Work
    • Hybrid working
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    Sickness absence: hybrid workers take less time off

    by Nic Paton 31 May 2024
    by Nic Paton 31 May 2024

    Hybrid workers who split their time between the home and office tend to experience fewer work days lost to sickness,...

    • Hybrid working
    • Legal sector
    • Latest News

    Law firm includes office attendance in performance reviews

    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 31 May 2024

    Refusal to attend the office for at least three days a week will lead to partners at one City law firm with negative performance reviews.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Education - school

    Education secretary links pupil absences with working from home

    by Adam McCulloch 10 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 10 May 2024

    Schools are facing ‘major challenges’ as parents pull their children out of class for holidays and long weekends.

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