Office parties: a potential backdrop to alcohol-fuelled photocopier ‘incidents’, excruciating dance-floor displays and bleary-eyed mornings after. And many an HRD will be breathing a sigh of relief...

The generation born between 1979 and 1999 entered the workplace expecting to call the shots. Will employers continue to meet their demands when times get tough?

We are now six months into the government’s Kickstart Scheme, so what has been the impact so far? And what is its future promise?

Jacky Hyams talks to three people who are currently working flexibly and finds out why such working practices are increasingly becoming important for both employees and businesses.