PwC set to ramp up employee monitoring

Leaders of the business services giant PwC are to begin monitoring their UK employees’ working locations, to make sure that they return to the office three days a week, the Guardian has reported.

Government plans right to request four-day work week

The UK government has announced plans to give full-time workers the right to request a four-day work week, the Telegraph reported (30 August).

How HR can successfully implement sabbaticals

Employers may be increasingly offering sabbaticals to their staff, studies suggest. We asked HR leaders how employers can successfully introduce sabbaticals.

How the Five Hour Club makes work work, for parents

Working mums Emma Harvey and Amy Grilli founded the Five Hour Club to design a new working day for parents that allowed them to work five-hour days between school runs.

Award-winning HR: Best Flexible Working Strategy

In the lead-up to the extended deadline to enter our HR Excellence Awards 2024 (23 August), we are sharing how last year's winners impressed the judging panel. Today, we focus on the British Transport...

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New government sparks fresh hope for four-day week campaign

The change in UK government has sparked fresh hope among campaigners for wide-spread adoption of the four-day week, ahead of a new trial in the autumn.

How to manage a home working u-turn without senior talent jumping ship

How far are you willing to go to get your employees back to the office?

How Chivas Brothers used a job share to retain talent

Leaders of the Scotch whisky company Chivas Brothers, part of the Pernod Ricard Group, have introduced the company's most senior job share yet.

Flexible working: What does the law change mean for HR?

In early 2024, it might have seemed like all HR headlines were about the incoming Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023, which is better known as the flexible working law.

Less than 2% of job ads offer four-day weeks

Just 1.61% of advertised jobs offer four-day working weeks in the UK, according to analysts at recruitment advisory firm StandoutCV. Is the four-day week overrated?

Acas releases code of practice on flexible working requests

After changes to flexible working rules were implemented on 6 April, Acas has released a code of practice on how to handle flexible working requests.

New flexible working regs: kicking companies into touch or simply out of touch?

HR leaders in the UK understand their crucial role in upholding compliance while nurturing a work environment that meets employee expectations.