WATCH my conversation with Elliott Rae, founder of the father website and community Music Football Fatherhood. What fathers want is changing. What should employers should do, if they are not…
Sarah JacksonJuly 13, 2021
This is a regularly updated collection of my commentary and insight, in articles, webinars and other formats. It is in date order, most recent first, and you can also sort it by selecting a category or by searching on key word tags located in the side-bar or at the foot of the page if you are using a mobile.
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…
Sarah JacksonJune 29, 2021
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…
Sarah JacksonMay 26, 2021
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…
Sarah JacksonMay 25, 2021
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…
Sarah JacksonMay 21, 2021
LISTEN I talk to Emma Barnett on Woman’s Hour about the 18th anniversary of the Right to Request Flexible Working, and Rhonda D’Ambrosio remembers what happened when she requested flex…
Sarah JacksonApril 19, 2021
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…
Sarah JacksonApril 6, 2021
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…
Sarah JacksonMarch 29, 2021