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

HR news and analysis including:

• Imelda Walsh talks exclusively to Personnel Today on the flexible working review to extend the right to request flexbile working to parents of children aged 16 and under
  
• HR directors from Topps Tiles and Monarch Airlines tell us their thoughts on the flexible working review changes: we bring you employers’ reactions to the changes – will an extended right to request result in more employment tribunals or extra paperwork for HR?
  
• A round up of what legislative changes will affect HR from announcements made in the draft Queen’s Speech by Gordon Brown
  
• and fresh views on the debate on business partnering and whether it works in organisations – is HR capable of training staff to meet the business partnering requirement?

Louisa Peacock is joined by Mike Berry, John Charlton and Rob Moss.

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