Charity Employers for Carers welcomes government strategy

A charity that seeks to support employers with carers in their workforce has welcomed the Government's new paper, 'Recognised, valued and supported: Next steps for the Carers Strategy'.

Employee share ownership: John Lewis Partnership "not what it purports to be"

The John Lewis Partnership is a unique and misunderstood model, according to a legal practice that specialises in employee share plans.

'As an employer, I am not interested in the number of hours someone puts in'

How can we organise working time in such a way that we achieve maximum productivity while promoting human happiness? Of all the various aspects of work-life balance, this is one of the trickiest and...

FTSE 100 companies are much more likely to offer flexible working arrangements than SMEs

Only 16% of British SMEs are prepared to offer flexible working, compared to 69% of the FTSE 100

The Working Families List 2010

More than 100 organisations were assessed for this year's Working Families list, which recognise the employers with the most family-friendly working practices.

Who are the Top Employers for Working Families?

Thirty UK organisations have today achieved a place on the Top Employers for Working Families A-Z list and a further 12 have won a Top Employers for Working Families 2010 award, with Centrica,...

Flexible working comes before high pay for majority of workers around the world

Three of five workers around the world believe that they do not need to be in the office anymore to be productive.

How to give employees the work-life balance so many want

A recent Ipsos Mori poll conducted on behalf of parenting across Scotland has grabbed headlines with its finding that 64% of Scottish parents believe that their work-life balance is 'not ideal'. Many...

The UK is leading the way on flexible working policies

The UK is head and shoulders above France and Germany when it comes to flexible working and workforce mobility, new research reveals.

HR Forum: HR needs to raise its performance, says the Met HR boss

HR staff nationally are not adding value and are under threat of being budgeted out, according to the Metropolitan Police Service's HR director.

Working fathers would choose an employer that offers flexible working

Working dads are increasingly seeing the value of flexible working, Government research reveals.

Company Culture and draconian bosses are the biggest barriers to flexible working

Company culture remains the single biggest barrier to flexible working, new research reveals.