The third annual list of top executives who work part-time has been published by social enterprise Timewise, with winners ranging from Nomura to the BBC and Cabinet Office. The Power Part Time list names 50 executives who work non-standard hours… Read More ›
Flexible recruitment expert Timewise has launched a search for the UK’s most flexible small business. In partnership with PwC, the Department for Business Innovation & Skills’ Business is Great campaign and the Department for Work & Pensions, the competition aims to… Read More ›
Part-time workers cannot access most of the best-paid occupations in Britain, the TUC has warned. The Trades Union Congress has called for more better-paid, skilled jobs to be advertised as being open to flexible working and believes this would happen… Read More ›
More than half of those over 55 in the workforce are happy to work past the age of 65 according to research by an insurance firm. A study by MetLife found 54% of those over 55 and currently in work… Read More ›
Employers should consider how to support part-time mothers – who have different needs and pressures than their colleagues, says executive coach Rebecca Hourston. Despite the Institute of Leadership and Management’s latest research showing that the gender balance of flexible workers… Read More ›
Nearly one in four people planning to retire this year do not feel ready to stop working completely. Research by Prudential also shows that 13% of those scheduled to retire have chosen to delay. Class of 2014 is Prudential’s seventh… Read More ›
Roles that require workers to be physically present can still be flexible. Dentist Susy Madrugo explains how her employer’s attitude to flexible working is allowing her to fulfill career ambitions. My working week is a little more unusual than the… Read More ›
A social business has unveiled a list of 50 of the UK’s most powerful part-time executives. The Timewise Foundation, which champions the social and business benefits of flexible working, put together the 2013 Power Part Time list to de-mystify the… Read More ›
