Today, regulations on Shared Parental Leave (SPL) come into force, but are employers ready to handle requests from the workforce? Flexible Boss seeks expert advice for those concerned about SPL or still finalising how they will handle the new right…. Read More ›
Businesses should do more to encourage flexible working, the CBI has said. Deputy director-general Katja Hall spoke out as a YouGov poll revealed men and women are reluctant to ask their employers for flexibility. While 40% said they would feel… Read More ›
Employers will be able to circumvent the proposed ban on exclusivity clauses for zero hours workers. In its response to the government’s latest consultation on the issue, arbitration and conciliation service Acas said evidence from analysis of calls to its… Read More ›
Workplace expert Acas has published a guide to shared parental leave (SPL) in a bid to prepare employers and staff for the new legislation. Under the regulations, couples will be able to share maternity or adoption leave and pay from 5… Read More ›
Workers on zero hours contracts should have the right to move onto fixed hours contracts after a year of working regular shifts, a think tank has said. The Resolution Foundation today weighed in on the zero hours debate with a… Read More ›
The extension of flexible working in the UK has been delayed. Legislation allowing all employees the right to request flexible working was due to be implemented on 6 April. However, owing to a delay in the passage of the Children… Read More ›
Labour’s pledge to close the loophole allowing employers to pay agency workers different rates will damage flexibility, business groups have said. Under a loophole known as the Swedish derogation, employers do not have to give agency workers the same rights… Read More ›
Fears that government would shelve its shared parental leave proposals were put to rest today when Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced its response to the consultation on the issue. From April 2015, parents will be able to take time… Read More ›
Zero hours contracts have been unfairly demonised, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. The CIPD today launched its report Zero-hours contracts: myth and reality and said that zero hours workers are more likely to be satisfied with… Read More ›
Managers need to make hard-nosed business decisions on flexible working when proposals are not suitable. The author of the soon to be published code of practice on flexible working has said managers should have no hesitation in turning down requests… Read More ›
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