How to make remote working a success Flexible Boss is pleased to announce the first in a series of online sessions debating the issues around agile working. Technology company DADI decided to dispense with offices for good. Listen to founding… Read More ›

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Remote work ‘threatens office atmosphere’
Flexible working is damaging the office environment, according to research by a facilities firm. Direct365 said almost one in three UK workers believe the growing number of flexible work options is having a detrimental affect on the atmosphere in their… Read More ›
Millennial parents face work-family burnout
Millennial parents are struggling to maintain work and family commitments, according to the 2016 Modern Families Index. The Index, published by charity Working Families and Bright Horizons, found that 78% of millennial parents (those aged 16-35) work full time. Millennial… Read More ›
Working Families launches 2016 awards
The annual Top Employers for Working Families Special Awards are now open to entries from UK businesses of all sizes. The awards celebrate employers that offer exceptional flexible, agile and family-friendly working practices. Winners in 2015 included Deloitte for its… Read More ›
Flexible Boss partners UC Expo
Flexible Boss will act as a media partner for this year’s UC EXPO – the unified communications and collaboration event. Taking place on 19-20 April at London’s Olympia, the free to attend event will be packed with technology and techniques… Read More ›
Small talk beats digital distraction
Traditional workplace distractions consume more employee time than digital distractions, according to a US survey. The Bamboo HR survey of over 1,000 full-time employees found that the number one time waster is the ‘water cooler break’, followed by bathroom breaks… Read More ›
Moving to agile working: webinars
Flexible Boss is to launch a series of webinars in 2016. The webinars will feature case studies of flexible & agile working organisations and will provide advice and experience for companies making the transition. They will feature a range of… Read More ›
Co-working boom offers more than desks
Successful co-working spaces are increasingly offering more than desk space. Speakers at London’s November Worktech conference said a sense of community, identity and access to business information & funding are among the benefits offered in flexible space. However they voiced… Read More ›
Bank offers flexible work pick ’n’ mix
ANZ Bank transformed staff engagement and productivity by implementing a ‘Playbox’ of different furniture and technology to match different ways of working. Speaking at the Worktech conference in London last month, Australia and New Zealand Bank Group’s head of workplace… Read More ›
Smart offices to ‘recognise’ workers
Buildings will need to recognise who is using them and connect workers through apps and social networks, workplace experts have said. Speaking at a November Worktech conference in London, workplace designers and managers debated the office implications of moving to… Read More ›