Organisations are struggling to manage remote teams effectively, with poor communication and work practices limiting efficiency and productivity. That’s according to the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), which surveyed over 1,000 remote workers for its report Going Remote: Leading… Read More ›
Growing numbers of high earning men are choosing to work flexibly, according to flexible jobs expert Timewise. The organisation, which this week published its fourth Power Part Time list, said one in three of the UK’s population of high-earning part-time… Read More ›
Lloyds Banking Group is to double the size of its programme to help senior men and women return to work. The bank launched the scheme this year, offering places to 15 senior candidates who had been out of the workplace… Read More ›
Court advisory service Cafcass has been named top employer at the sixth annual Working Mums top employer awards. The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service won the award for its innovation in flexible working. It went from underperforming… Read More ›
Employees are actively shaping the working environments of the future, according to a study commissioned by video conferencing provider Polycom. In the UK 72% of people work from home one day a week and it said that by 2022 60%… Read More ›
Shared parental leave has stimulated employers to move forward their provision for parents, according to charity Working Families. On the announcement of its annual Top Employers for Working Families awards in National Work Life Week, chief executive Sarah Jackson said… Read More ›
Flexible Boss has today launched an ebook on how to work flexibly, as part of National Work Life Week. In association with headset provider Plantronics, the free guide contains advice to help you decide what kind of flexibility would suit… Read More ›
Employers are forcing mums out of work by refusing their requests for flexible working, according to a survey. The Workingmums.co.uk annual survey found that a fifth of the 2,300 mums it polled had been forced to leave their jobs because… Read More ›
More than a quarter of UK workers expect their bosses to create flexible roles to allow them to work beyond their target retirement age. That’s according to research by financial provider Aegon, which asked workers if they intended to keep… Read More ›
Flexibility experts Timewise are seeking nominations for the fourth annual Power Part Time list. Each year the list celebrates 50 UK men and women who are at the top of their professions, whilst working a non-traditional week. More than eight… Read More ›
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