A group of businesses has challenged other UK organisations to take a free agility test and embrace new ways of working. The Agile Future Forum, which launched last year, aims to prove the business benefits of agile working. Its members… Read More ›
Implementation
True flexibility: personal, agile and individual
Karen Ovenden, co-founder and operations director of recruitment technology provider Hireserve, explains how the award-winning firm is taking its flexible approach even further. Embracing flexible working has brought great benefit to our business. In the early days, when we took our… Read More ›
Law firm launches flexible working think tank
Law firm Taylor Wessing has announced a programme of initiatives to increase the level of female partnership to 25% by 2018. The company is this week launching a Flexible Working Think Tank to review current practices, consider formal and informal… Read More ›
Blueprint for company caring
Financial protection specialist Unum has launched a practical guide for employers to help attract and retain the best people. Your Blueprint to a Caring Company aims to help employers make the case for a renewed focus on health and wellness at board… Read More ›
Working Families names top employers
Both private and public sector achievements in flexible working were highlighted at yesterday’s Working Families Top Employers Awards. Utility company Centrica scooped the best for flexible working award for its work in embedding flexibility across the business. Over 60% of… Read More ›
Flex to avoid football foul, says Acas
Employers should consider agreeing flexible working schedules to allow workers to watch the World Cup, according to Acas. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has published advice for employers on potential workplace issues that could arise when the football… Read More ›
Stepping into the future
Famous for franking machines, Pitney Bowes decided to use an office move to revolutionise its working culture. Heather Greig-Smith finds that change is an ongoing project. When customer communication technology firm Pitney Bowes moved 450 members of staff 20 miles… Read More ›
Move with the flexi-times
Mark Edwards, general manager at www.rocketlawyer.co.uk, asks if businesses are ready for changes to flexible working legislation. Flexi-time. Work-life balance. Remote working. These are just some of the terms businesses up and down the country will be hearing a lot more… Read More ›
Law firm to redress gender imbalance
Law firm Pinsent Masons is to offer greater access to flexible working as part of an initiative to achieve gender balance in the firm’s leadership. ‘Project Sky’ aims to ensure that women comprise 25% of the firm’s partnership by 1… Read More ›
Cause for optimism as flex becomes norm
Flexible working has become an accepted and normal way of doing business, according to panellists at last week’s Work and Family Show. In a session on flexible working, chief executive of charity Working Families Sarah Jackson said flexibility had gained… Read More ›
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