Flexible working

New and updated

• Date:

  26 June 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  The future of flexible working starts with HR

  Flexible working is reshaping workplace expectations. With further changes due under the Employment Rights Act 2025 next year, Charlotte Wiseman and Olivia Arnold, of leading organisational consultancy Step Inside Group, explore the implications for HR teams, managers and employees, and outline a blueprint of what best practice looks like for organisations.

• Type:

  Editor's choice

  Coming soon

  Updated to promote our 2026 managing poor performance survey.

• Date:

  1 June 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Summer 2026: Eight potential issues for HR

  HR professionals in the UK face some unique challenges and employment issues in the summer of 2026. These include increased uncertainty over workers' annual leave plans because of world events; public transport disruption leading to attendance issues; and a heatwave meaning that employers should monitor workplace temperatures to ensure that they do not become unreasonable. It is also a World Cup year, which brings its own specific problems around absence, holiday and conduct.

• Date:

  3 March 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employees stranded abroad: Five issues for employers

  The cancellation of thousands of flights and the closure of airspace in the Middle East are having an impact on the workplace, particularly when employees are left stranded or their holiday plans are affected. How should employers tackle workplace issues arising from the flight disruptions caused by the US and Israel's war with Iran?

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Reform of the right to request flexible working

  Updated to confirm that these measures are due to come into effect in 2027, according to the Government's updated timeline. 

• Date:

  13 February 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment Rights Act 2025: 10 key policies employers need to revamp

  Updated to detail the number of employment law reforms in the 289 pages of the Employment Rights Act.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Right to request flexible working

  Updated to reflect that the Government launched a consultation on 5 February 2026 in relation to reforms relating to statutory flexible working requests.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Scotland: flexible working

  This guide sets out the differences between the law on flexible working in Scotland compared with the rest of Great Britain (England and Wales).

• Type:

  FAQs

  What happens if a job-share partner resigns or is dismissed?

  A job-share arrangement requires that there are two suitable employees available ...

• Date:

  26 September 2025

  Type:

  News

  Hybrid workers resisting RTO mandates, and want four-day week

  Despite a rise in return-to-office mandates, the majority of UK hybrid workers still only go into the office three (41%) or four (27%) days a week, a poll has argued.