Small and medium-sized businesses can find the idea of flexible working daunting to manage. Employment lawyer Sarah Holmes gives her three golden rules for successful implementation. If you haven’t yet faced a flexible working request, 2016 could very well be… Read More ›
Tony Glass, UK and EMEA general manager for e-learning provider Skillsoft, says employers have many reasons to embrace flexibility in the post-nine-to-five environment. Over the past few years, the growing influence of technology has had a profound impact on our… Read More ›
There are countless ways to implement flexible working. Peter Ames, head of strategy for Office Genie, takes a look at four inspirational flexible workplace policies. Almost two years ago every worker in the UK was granted the right to request… Read More ›
Kieron James, board member of the Federation of Communications Services (FCS), warns of recently-introduced charges that could lead to unexpectedly high bills when dialling into conference calls. For the estimated four million Britons working flexibly, dialling into a conference call… Read More ›
Six years after it began its flexibility journey, Vodafone UK’s head of enterprise services Tony Bailey explains how the company changed its culture and boosted productivity. Productivity in the UK has come under the spotlight following news that the nation’s… Read More ›
Executive MBA programmes are becoming more flexible – leveraging distance learning and preparing business leaders for the collaborative future, says Michael Desiderio, executive director of the Executive MBA Council. As today’s business leaders face the constant pressure of having to… Read More ›
Richard Morris, chief executive of Evans Easyspace, says flexible workspace can help keep the business ticking over in holiday periods. The reality for many SMEs and entrepreneurs is that holidays require a juggling act between relaxation and ensuring that results… Read More ›
Is it a good idea to allow sick employees to work from home? Access Group’s Rob Gimes gives his thoughts on recording and analysing sick days and their effect. When an employee needs to take time off work due to… Read More ›
Workplaces are not designed for our brains to focus. The harder we try the worse it becomes, says environmental psychologist Beatriz Arantes. In this knowledge and creative economy, workers are engaging their brains all the time. At Steelcase, we decided… Read More ›
Empowering employees is more important than saving space says PGi’s Mike O’Boyle. Despite predictions that the workforce will increasingly consist of flexible workers – teleworkers, freelancers, part-timers, etc. – we are actually witnessing an era where enterprise and major companies… Read More ›
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