Employers failing to "reap the rewards" of flexible working, says O2

Employers are failing to reap the rewards of increased productivity and employee wellbeing resulting from fresh, modern approaches to flexible working, according to research published by mobile...

Cost, management and culture the biggest barriers to flexible working, says BT

Nine out of 10 executives in the professional services industry think that introducing flexible working could reduce the need for office space and increase staff productivity, but cost and resistance...

Lack of 'face time' could hold back employees in spite of growth of flexible working, London Business School finds

Although telecommuting is increasingly becoming the norm for time-poor executives with a global workforce, research from London Business School has shown that a lack of ‘face time’ may stifle their...

Top Employers for Working Families Awards 2012: The shortlist

Public, private and not-for-profit organisations have been shortlisted for a Special Award in this year’s Top Employers for Working Families.

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.