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Flexible working

New and updated

  • 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.

  • Date:
    4 July 2025
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Flexible working - the new default position for all? Key roundtable takeaways

    While many employers acknowledge that flexible working already is the new default way of working, in line with the Government's ambitions for the modern workforce, creating arrangements that meet the needs of both businesses and employees remains a challenge.

  • Date:
    17 April 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Employment Rights Bill - what's new, what's been dropped?

    In October 2024 the Government launched a major overhaul of employment law in the form of the Employment Rights Bill. A number of important amendments have been introduced since the proposed legislation was first published. Stephen Simpson, principal editor at Brightmine, joins the podcast to provide an update and help HR departments prepare for the changes.

  • Date:
    10 April 2025
    Type:
    News

    Post-pandemic starters seek more pay for on-site working

    Younger workers who started work after the pandemic expect to be paid more to work in the office full time, according to a study by BSI and think-tank ResPublica.

  • Date:
    31 March 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Neonatal care leave - a practical guide

    Jo Broadbent, counsel knowledge lawyer at Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, and Brightmine senior legal editor Laura Merrylees discuss the new right to neonatal care leave and look at likely forthcoming changes to family-friendly employment rights in the Employment Rights Bill. 

  • Date:
    21 January 2025
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employment Rights Act 2025 essentials: Flexible working requests

    In the second part of a new series delving into the details of the Employment Rights Act 2025, we look at the proposed changes to the right to make a flexible working request.

  • Date:
    20 January 2025
    Type:
    News

    Ex-M&S and Asda boss slams working from home

    Lord Stuart Rose, former boss of Asda and Marks & Spencer, has decried working from home as "not doing proper work".