The majority of businesses claim to have flexible working policies but 61% of employees never or hardly ever work from home.
We need an employment model that acknowledges the reality of risk, uncertainty and change.
While many firms claim to be 'flexible', are the practices they introduce adequate to enable a truly flexible workforce? A recent study by the Equity and Human Rights Commission found 20% of men in...
The recession will be the catalyst for a rise of flexible working as businesses prepare for a decade of change, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched new flexible working guidance aimed at improving employee productivity, lowering business costs and meeting the needs of modern families.
What do the global recession, MPs' expenses and greed more broadly have to do with working families? They are symbols of our time that have the potential to trigger a radical rethink of prevailing...
Last week The Women and Work Commission unveiled a set of 43 recommendations for the Government on how best to address the gender pay gap and other issues affecting women's employment.
In order to empower employees, HR must introduce policies that create a flexible environment for them, say HR leaders.
More than two thirds of FTSE 100 companies had already extended the rights of parents to request flexible working before the Government made the extension of the right official in April.
Flexible working, extra holiday, extended shutdowns and cuts in paid overtime are becoming increasingly commonplace as a direct result of the recession.
Employees see flexible working as a smarter way of doing their job and of managing stress in a high intensity environment but are still frustrated by the belief business can lose out as a result,...
HR magazine asked if the extension of the right to request flexible working to all parents of children aged 16 or under would lead to an increase in the number of requests in your organisation: 40% of...
