Flexible Working Practices
How to keep healthy when working from home
Jonathan Smith outlines ways to make your homeworking office space more healthy. read more
Flexible Working Practices
The flexible working practices archive has a wealth of advice and insight around flexible working as a strategic tool organisations can use to improve performance and productivity. We discuss the different types of flexible working arrangements available and smart working for more efficient organisations.
Work Life Balance
How I made Partner
Julie Hadfield attributes her increased confidence and success as a Partner at EY to a... read more
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EU fixes minimum rights for ‘gig economy’ workers
The European Parliament has voted through new rights for gig workers. read more
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Asda accused of short-changing 3,000 staff
Asda is seeking to move staff onto flexible contracts which mean staff being paid more per... read more
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A setback for the four-day week?
Is the Wellcome Trust's decision not to go with the four-day week a setback for flexible... read more
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Linklaters updates its flexible working policy
Linklaters has changed its formal flexible working policy. read more
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Big interest in the freelance life from parents
Workingmums.co.uk's survey of contracting and freelancing shows a big interest from... read more
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Access to broadband ‘increases fertility’
Women who have access to broadband have more children, but it may create a digital divide,... read more
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What do the pension auto-enrolment changes mean for women?
Pension auto-enrolment changes
Kate Palmer from Peninsula outlines how the latest changes in pension auto-enrolment might... read more
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1.75m missing out on pension tax relief – most of them women
Around three quarters of those missing out on pension tax relief are women. read more
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Freelancers need more support for remote working
A new report calls for practical measures to address the challenges freelancers face when... read more
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Reflections from the school run on trust and commitment
Laura Lally from Talking Talent says having an employer who is agile and trusts its... read more
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Bank holidays and compressed hours
I work full time and changed my working hours pattern to Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and... read more
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Report highlights how to normalise flexible working
A new report calls on employers to simplify the flexible working process and provide... read more
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Can we pay a person who has cut their hours full-time redundancy pay?
We have an employee in a role that is now very reduced and we wish for them to go from... read more
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Switching to a flexible working culture
Marketing and communications company Proctors has reviewed its culture to embed flexible... read more
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Report proposes fast track for gig economy cases
A report by Frank Field proposes a fast track for cases involving employment status. read more
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Counting the potential cost of caring
Employers and Government need to think urgently about the impact of our ageing population... read more
Gender Equality
Carers in the workforce
Lucie Mitchell investigates the growing number of workers facing caring responsibilities... read more
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Report calls for radical rethink for Britain’s ageing society
A new report on Britain's ageing society calls for a radical overhaul of the way we live... read more
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workingmums.co.uk launches 2019 Best Practice Report
For International Women's Day, workingmums.co.uk is publishing its 2019 Best Practice... read more
