flexible working

A new statutory Code of Practice on requests for flexible working alongside accompanying guidance has been published by the workplace experts. All employees now have the right to ask their employer if they can work flexibly from their first day ...

Seven out of 10 employees (70 per cent) are not aware that the law is changing to make it easier to request flexible working at work, finds a new survey from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas). The YouGov ...

This is according to new research by the British Chambers of Commerce Insights Unit and technology firm Cisco. A survey of over 1,000 businesses, of which 96 per cent were SMEs, found 27 per cent of respondents predict their staff ...

EarnFlex, the next-generation flexible staffing platform in front-line worker hiring, onboarding and management practices for the Facilities Management industry and beyond, has announced that it has been backed by the UK’s leading early-stage investment firm SFC Capital, via a recent ...

Mitie has introduced two significant policy changes aimed at supporting its colleagues in achieving a better work-life balance. Mitie colleagues will now benefit from the early implementation of enhanced flexible working and carer’s leave policies almost a year ahead of ...

Employers in Working Families’ Benchmark survey have shown they are ready for the new flexible working legislation coming in 2024, with 86 per cent of entrants already offering flexible working from day one. The UK’s national charity for working parents ...

The CIPD is warning that businesses may face a talent exodus if they fail to offer flexible working options, following findings from its latest research which reveal an estimated four million people have changed careers due to a lack of ...

With only half of European businesses having hybrid work policies in place, many firms are missing growth opportunities, according to new analysis by workplace technology integrator, Ricoh Europe. The research, conducted by Opinium and analysed by CEBR on behalf of ...

The findings of a recent CBRE survey have revealed the importance of flexibility in both employee and employer decision making, with positive outcomes for both, including increased productivity and innovative thinking, that employers can also capitalise on. The global real ...

New government plans to make flexible working the default have been unveiled today giving workers a greater say over when, where, and how they work. The Government introduced the raft of changes in response to the consultation; Making Flexible Working ...