Working mothers are turning to self-employment to achieve flexibility, a survey has found. The Workingmums.co.uk annual survey of over 2,390 working parents found that 63% of working mums have considered setting up their own business or franchise, up from 57%… Read More ›
Generation Y workers take the most negative view of flexible working, according to a report by law firm Doyle Clayton. Its survey of over 1,000 employees found that Generation Y or Millennial workers are much more likely to see people… Read More ›
The majority of business leaders believe that portfolio workers will achieve mainstream acceptance in the workforce within the next decade. However, HR departments are less convinced. A KPMG survey published today found 63% of business leaders believe portfolio workers will… Read More ›
Flexible working has become an accepted and normal way of doing business, according to panellists at last week’s Work and Family Show. In a session on flexible working, chief executive of charity Working Families Sarah Jackson said flexibility had gained… Read More ›
Promoting flexible working to all is an important part of increasing opportunities for women and narrowing the gender pay gap. Panellists taking part in the Work and Family Show’s main debate on Friday were divided on the need for quotas…. Read More ›
Experts in the field of flexible working give their views on what lies in store in 2014. The impact of extending the right to request flexible working is at the forefront, with a focus on mobile technology and shifting attitudes… Read More ›
November 2013 played host to Workplace Week which aims to showcase workplace and workforce innovation. Innovating the workplace to boost both employee satisfaction and productivity is of growing importance for all businesses. Tim Clapham, marketing director at Planon Software, looks… Read More ›
UK employment figures rose by 0.2 percentage points in the third quarter of 2013, according to official statistics. At the end of July, there were 29.84 million people in employment aged 16 and over, up 80,000 from February to April… Read More ›
People in the UK are working longer than before, but businesses are struggling to accommodate this rise. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) last week said the proportion of economically active 65-74 year olds almost doubled between 2001 and 2011,… Read More ›
Job turnover fell more than two fifths between 1998 and 2012, prompting the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to question whether the ‘job for life’ could return. In the CIPD’s paper on job turnover, which is part of… Read More ›
flexibleboss.com 