Flexible working can benefit everybody (especially during the Olympics)

This morning London wakes up to the first working day of the 2012 Olympic Games.

The future of the workplace is flexible

Time is running out for employers who are not willing to be flexible when it comes to employee management, vacation and working hours.

Confusion around flexible working will persist until HR works out a clear ROI for it

Why are so many of the companies that offer flexible working in some form or another so desperate to call this policy anything but that?

London mayor's comment that Olympics home working will be 'a skiver's paradise' described as 'disappointing and damaging'

Boris Johnson’s comments against working from home during the Olympic Games, have been described as “disappointing and damaging”, by diversity campaign Opportunity Now.

Timewise report challenges stereotype that part time work is only for low-level jobs

More than half a million people in the UK (650,000) are working in part time jobs paying at least £40,000 (full time equivalent).

Flexible working and the Olympics

Whitehall last month announced plans to introduce flexible working schemes for civil servants during the Olympics and Paralympics. The scheme has been set up in an attempt to reduce disruption caused...

O2 staff save 2,000 hours of commuting time through one-day flexible working pilot

O2 employees saved 2,000 hours of commuting time during its flexible working pilot when every member of staff at its Slough head office worked from home for one day.

HSBC pledges to offer all new parents a part-time role should they request it

HSBC is set to offer all new parents a part-time role at a pro rata salary and the same level as their original role following maternity or paternity leave.

Top Employers for Working Families launches 2012 Benchmark and Awards

The Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark and Awards, founded by Working Families in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies and sponsored by Computershare Voucher Services,...

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Employer optimism in flexible working not reflected in strategy, finds Microsoft

The majority of business leaders across 15 Western European countries are 'very optimistic' about the business and employee benefits of flexible working practices, but have yet to implement a strategy...

Regus invites commuters and employees to use its flexible working facilities for free this Valentine's Day

Regus, the provider of flexible workspaces, is sharing the love this Valentine’s Day by giving commuters and office workers the opportunity to work from their nearest Regus centre for the day, for...

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Women Like Us launches free helpdesk to London employers for part time and flexible working

Women Like Us, the London recruitment company specialising in part time jobs has launched a pilot helpdesk that will offer 30 minutes of free and impartial over-the-phone advice to employers in the...

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