Flexible working is “a myth” for the vast majority of employees, according to a survey of 1,000 staff by the British Council for Offices (BCO).
O2 has launched its Working Families’ Contract, a flexible contract allowing groups of between two and four working parents to decide how they will cover shifts over a month.
The Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark and Awards, founded by Working Families in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies, recognises organisations across the UK that do the...
Employees are facing an increasingly challenging working environment, according to the annual Aviva Health of the Workplace report, which canvasses the views of employers and their staff on issues...
A global survey published yesterday by WorldatWork reveals a growing imbalance between what employers say about work-life balance and what they actually do.
Public, private and voluntary sector organisations have been shortlisted for a Special Award in this year’s Top Employers for Working Families, for which HR magazine is a media partner.
Greater flexible working has advantages for both employers and employees – but it doesn't come without a cost, according to The Law Society.
There is a good case to bring in flexible working to help businesses and employees cope with the strains imposed by the unrest in some UK cities, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development...
A report, published this morning by think tank Demos states flexible working is "particularly important" in a sluggish economic climate where employment legislation has been cast as a potential...
Half of employers are not allowing flexible time for the 2012 Olympics, according to the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).
Imagine this. An adviser tells an employer that by introducing a working practice they could cut costs, reduce their carbon footprint, improve productivity and make life better for their workforce.
Flexible working is on the up, due to a mixture of the recession along with an evolving view of working time, a poll of HR directors and CEOs has found. Some 7.91 million people are working less than...
