Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and brought about much uncertainty, employers across the globe have had to grapple with the concept of flexible working. The implementation of flexible working differs ...
In the UK, there is a right to request a flexible working arrangement, but not a right to have one. On April 6, 2024, changes to flexible working requests came into force alongside a revised Acas code ...
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British workers have got used to working remotely. Their employers still aren’t sure about it. Major companies, including Google and Lloyds Bank, have issued fresh threats to clamp down on staff who ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some positive gains have been made, but employment lawyers tell Yahoo News the Bill has missed several opportunities. (Getty ...
The UK government has legislation in the works that will formalize flexible working, increasing the number of remote-work requests workers are entitled to and shortening the time employers have to ...
Even with higher flexible work approvals from employers now, employees in Singapore say their old work culture still punishes ...
Pre-pandemic, there seemed to be less of an attitude around flexible working. I don’t just mean in the sense of attitudes being less radical. Attitudes, in general, were just less. Working from home ...
Only around half of employees in the UK say they have flexible working arrangements in place in their current role, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) ...
Flexibility within a job is probably one of the biggest priorities right now for many UK workers. Which means a lot of people are going to be very happy following the recent update on the Flexible ...
Lawyers are warning that Labour’s plans to make flexible working the default could place additional legal and administrative burdens on British businesses. Under the proposed changes employees would ...