READ Managing flexible workers is not as complicated as many people fear. I recall mistakes made and lessons learned over the years, and suggest some simple approaches for the manager...
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READ Now is a good time to remember the importance of handing staff control – it will help businesses survive Covid-19. We are living through a forced experiment in working...
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READ The common sense expressed by workers taking part in focus groups in Scotland suggests that managers can rely on pragmatic allies when teams consider extending flexible working. As we...
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READ Jo Faragher interviewed me about the barriers faced by men who wish to work flexibly, and the opportunities for change post-pandemic. It’s no secret that flexible working has become...
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READ Despite its highly gendered use to date, 18 years on, the Right to Request has nevertheless worked some quiet magic in opening up long term changes in how we...
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READ The Right to Request Flexible Working came into force on 6 April 2003. Eighteen years on, four early adopters look back on their decision to work flexibly, and share...
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READ Since 2003, when the Right to Request Flexible Working was introduced, I have seen a twin-track approach by employers. Some embrace it as an opportunity, a floor of rights...
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READ Unless we pay attention to How Much work, as well as to When and Where, the post-Covid world of flex will look very similar to the imperfect world before....
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READ Fair flexibility does not mean the same kind of flex for everyone. Fairness lies in clarity about what is possible, and equity in access. Even before the crisis, flexible...
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READ I see an opportunity to restructure work in the theatre, building in flexible working to retain parents and carers whose voices will otherwise be lost to the industry. As...
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