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Working from home

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.

Working from home is one of the most common forms of flexible working that employers offer. Homeworking means a worker agreeing to perform some or all work for the employer in his or her home.

A homeworking policy can provide benefits for an employer, for example allowing a valuable employee more flexibility, increasing the chances of retention. Challenges for homeworkers include ensuring they have the discipline to work alone and remotely, employee communication, and health and safety issues.


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    Major bank reverses its working from home ban

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Mar 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Mar 2019

    The world's largest custodian bank and asset servicing company, the Bank of New York Mellon, has halted its plan to stop all 50,000 of its staff across the world from working from home.

    • Latest News
    • Fixed-term contracts
    • Flexible working

    How Lloyds Banking Group built agile working into recruitment

    by Fiona Cannon 7 Mar 2019
    by Fiona Cannon 7 Mar 2019

    Offering flexible working may not be enough to attract and retain talent in today’s job market – agile working needs...

    • Stress
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    Stress causes loss of sleep for nearly half UK workforce

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Nov 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Nov 2018

    Work stress has led to nearly half of UK workers to look for a new job, according to new research...

    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health
    • Working from home

    More than a third of homeworkers suffer back pain

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Oct 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Oct 2018

    More than a third (37%) of homeworkers have experienced new back pain since they began working remotely, with many receiving...

    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News
    • Gig economy

    Delivering business agility: the critical role for HR in fast-growth firms

    by Andrew Whiteaker 8 Oct 2018
    by Andrew Whiteaker 8 Oct 2018

    Organisations strive to become more agile so they can respond to change and deal with external forces as they grow....

    • Latest News
    • Flexible working
    • HR Technology

    Getting the best out of a remote workforce

    by Roly Walter 3 Oct 2018
    by Roly Walter 3 Oct 2018

    Remote working is commonplace, but how should employers manage performance? Shopify’s Colin Boyer talks to Roly Walter, founder of Appraisd,...

    • Latest News
    • Family-friendly working
    • Flexible working

    Staff feel pressured to demonstrate they are working from home

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Sep 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Sep 2018

    Almost half (46%) of employees feel under pressure to demonstrate they are actually working while working from home, research by...

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    • Absence
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    How digital trends are changing the role of HR (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 19 Sep 2018
    by Personnel Today 19 Sep 2018

    ON DEMAND | Not a day goes by without a news story highlighting the impact of digital technology on people’s jobs, but how...

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    New polls confirm desire for flexible working as 9 to 5 declines

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Aug 2018

    Only 6% of employees are working the traditional hours of 9 to 5 according to a new poll carried out...

    • France
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    How smartphones can land employers in the dock

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Aug 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Aug 2018

    Smartphones are encouraging employees to exceed the number of hours they are contracted to work, which in some cases could...

    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News
    • ESG

    Why companies could be set for a flexible working revolution

    by Mark Grant 18 Jun 2018
    by Mark Grant 18 Jun 2018

    Working flexibly can be great for morale and productivity but many companies are held back by cultural obstacles. Mark Grant...

    • Rest periods
    • Latest News
    • Health and safety

    Five ways to support employees during Ramadan

    by Ayesha Salahuddin 11 Jun 2018
    by Ayesha Salahuddin 11 Jun 2018

    As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan draws to a close this week, Ayesha Salahuddin from PWC looks at how...

    • Latest News
    • Family-friendly benefits
    • Flexible benefits

    How employers need to embrace flexible working to retain talent

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 May 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 May 2018

    With the UK on the brink of a skills shortage, employers need to embrace flexible working to retain talented staff...

    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    How to maintain company culture in an era of flexible work

    by Jack Curzon 9 Apr 2018
    by Jack Curzon 9 Apr 2018

    If businesses are to accept the benefits of flexibility recommended by the Taylor Review, they need to be aware of...

    • Blended learning
    • e-learning
    • Flexible working

    Flexible working demands a training strategy rethink

    by Samantha Caine 6 Feb 2018
    by Samantha Caine 6 Feb 2018

    Assumptions about the effectiveness of training programmes need to be challenged as remote and flexible working patterns become more widespread,...

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