Men who take flexible working arrangements for family reasons are regarded as more feminine and earn significantly less than others in future. That’s according to a series of US studies on flexibility in the workplace, published in the Journal of… Read More ›
Autonomy and independence are important factors in determining happiness at work, according to research by a professor of economics. Professor Thomas Lange from the University of Middlesex said self-employed people are 8% happier than salaried counterparts because they have flexibility… Read More ›
San Francisco could adopt UK-style family-friendly policies after the president of the city’s board of supervisors introduced a proposal on flexible working. Under the ‘family friendly workplace ordinance’, brought forward by supervisor David Chiu (pictured), parents and carers would have… Read More ›
Flexible working practices are not being uniformly adopted in local authorities, the public sector and the third sector, the Society of IT Managers has said. The membership association for ICT managers working in those fields said that “while there has… Read More ›
The need for flexible and temporary workers has driven public sector recruitment this quarter, according to a survey of employers. It added that flexible working is becoming “an essential way of working” for the public sector. The Manpower Employment Outlook… Read More ›
A shift towards reduced working hours and part-time work is shrinking employees’ pay packets, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said. The TUC said the UK’s overall pay packet was £52bn smaller last year than it was in 2007, despite… Read More ›
Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has launched a team of flexible part-time employees to work in its Belfast office. The Respond team has 12 legal assistants who are flexible, part-time employees with salaries and benefits. The law graduates will… Read More ›
Adults caring simultaneously for both young and older family members are having to reduce their hours or give up work, the Money Advice Service has said. Research conducted by the service found that almost a third (32%) of so-called ‘sandwich… Read More ›
Companies need to do more to stem the maternal ‘brain drain’ on the UK economy, according to research by Santander. In a study of over 2,000 women, the bank found that two-thirds said their career progression was adversely affected by… Read More ›
Motorway services company Welcome Break has signed a deal with office provider Regus to offer drop-in business centres. Membury Services on the M4, 10 miles from Swindon, will be the first of the 27 Welcome Break service areas to feature… Read More ›
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