American workers are outdoing their British and Australian counterparts when it comes to working during personal time. Heather Greig-Smith asks if demarcation of work and personal life is desirable. Research by Jive Software published this week claimed that more than… Read More ›
Time and Attendance systems may have slipped out of fashion in recent years but are now seeing a resurgence as organisations need to manage new, more flexible ways of working while ensuring that staff hours continue to meet business demands… Read More ›
Are there really benefits to zero hours contracts for both employers and employees, asks Heather Greig-Smith, or is it a case of poor planning? Zero hours contracts can play a positive role in creating flexibility, says CIPD chief executive Peter… Read More ›
Co-founder of the Timewise Foundation Karen Mattison MBE tells Flexible Boss why she is spearheading the search for the UK’s 50 most senior part-time workers. For years, the term ‘part-time’ has been synonymous with junior responsibility and low pay. And yet,… Read More ›
Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer may have a point. Flexibility will flounder without community, says business author Philip Whiteley. Marissa Mayer, chief executive of Yahoo!, caused controversy in February this year by curbing home-working. She cited communication problems in the… Read More ›
Everett Sizemore, director of SEO innovation at US company seOverflow, has been working from home full time since 2010. He tells Flexible Boss why his management role had to go. It is not at all uncommon for an employee to… Read More ›
Organisations need to find their own flexible working balance to maintain competitive advantage, says Heather Greig-Smith Patience is a virtue and one that is certainly needed when it comes to the spread of flexible working. Only in recent years has… Read More ›
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