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- Date:
- 29 August 2024
- Type:
- News
Downing Street has commented on the government's plans to introduce a 'right to switch off' adding that it could boost productivity by allowing people time to rest.
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- Date:
- 18 July 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
During the state opening of Parliament, the Government trailed its Employment Rights Bill, which will make wide-ranging and radical changes to employment law in the coming years. In advance of the publication of the full text of the Employment Rights Bill, what do HR professionals need to know about what is in store for them?
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to include information on how flexible working can help enable people with various neurodivergent conditions to participate in the workplace.
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- Date:
- 16 May 2024
- Type:
- News
More than half of employees would be tempted to take a job at a different organisation if it offered a four-day working week, but employers are concerned about its impact on operations and productivity, a survey has revealed.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at four recent employment cases brought over the mishandling of flexible working requests, including two where the tribunal found the employee had been constructively dismissed.
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- Date:
- 17 April 2024
- Type:
- News
New analysis has shown that 1.4 million people face the 'double jeopardy' of working in severely insecure jobs while living in privately rented accommodation.
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- Type:
- Interactive flowcharts
Use this flowchart to ensure that, on receiving a flexible working request on or after 6 April 2024, you comply with the requirements set out in the law on the statutory right to request flexible working. This flowchart is an example of a legally compliant process. Where your organisation's own procedures go beyond the procedure set out in this flowchart, you should follow these.
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- Type:
- How to
Updated to reflect that the statutory right to request flexible working is a day-one right from 6 April 2024.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Updated to reflect changes to the statutory right to request flexible working process in force from 6 April 2024, and the impact on strategies leading employers can adopt.
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- Type:
- FAQs
Updated to reflect changes to the right to request flexible working in place from 6 April 2024, including that the employer must respond within two months.