A trend for more flexible working combined with a new army of home-based workers created as a result businesses forced to close office premises during the recession is leading to the emergence of a new legion of ‘lone ranger’ employees.
With the traditional 9 – 5 working day a thing of the past, employees are looking [...]

Managers could improve workplace sentiment by providing benefits such as flexible working, according to Max Taylor, director of corporate marketing at communications giant Everything Everywhere.
In a recent interview, Mr Taylor praised the government's commitment to "removing barriers" and introducing new legislation such as the planned extension of paternity leave, but suggested more can still be [...]

A survey on the latest trends in job market sentiments and employee expectations by recruitment agency Randstad, shows that employees in the UK are working harder than ever with 40% finding it difficult to fit in enough time off.
The Randstad quarterly workmonitor survey has found that around two-thirds (67%) of UK workers believe that [...]

With the FIFA World Cup nearing, many employers may be worried about the potential loss of money with people taking time off work to watch the football.
Research from cereal maker Kellogg’s revealed that only one in 20 UK workers is planning to book time off work during the tournament, which runs from June 11th to [...]

The new Con-Lib Government has confirmed plans to cut £6 billion from the public-sector budget in the next 12 months by arguing for sustainable reform rather than widespread cuts to staffing and agency budgets.
But the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Public Sector Resourcing campaign has put the case forward for the cuts to be properly thought [...]

There are now ten times more stay-at-home dads in the UK than there were ten years ago, new research has found.
According to research conducted by Aviva, there has been an increase in the number of women who are the main breadwinners for the family, leading to more men taking primary responsibility for childcare.
Indeed, 16 per [...]

Government yesterday called on employers to do more to promote flexible working, as it published its response to the Family Friendly Taskforce report.
Taking forward the taskforce’s recommendations, Ministers will promote flexible working across the public sector and new Cabinet Office guidance will mean that there will be a presumption that all jobs should be advertised [...]

The European Commission has requested the views of workers’ and employers’ representatives on the options for reviewing EU rules on working time. The first stage consultation asks the European social partners at whether action is needed at EU level on the Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC) and what scope it should take. This represents the first [...]

Employers should offer their staff the opportunity to work remotely as technology has evolved so that people’s experience of working will be similar whether they are in the office or not.
That is according to the British Computer Society (BCS), which has suggested that the ability to work remotely has been a large deciding factor in [...]

The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has produced a guide to help small businesses weather the economic storm.
Managing the Downturn and Preparing for Recovery provides employers with advice on how flexible working could be used as an alternative to redundancies.
The guide also contains information on the law regarding redundancy and discrimination law and gives [...]