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Why UK workers are too scared to ask for flexible hours
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According to a new report from social media training experts Digital Mums, seven in ten (68 per cent) UK employees would like to have flexible working hours but only 12 per cent have asked their current employer for it. This news comes three years on from the introduction of laws by the government in 2014 to allow everyone
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Flexi-phobia: why Brits are too scared to ask for flexible working
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More than one in five (21 per cent) UK private sector employees – equivalent to 5.5 million nationally – are too afraid to discuss flexible working with their boss because they think they will say no, Aviva’s Working Lives report shows. The findings come despite employees having the legal right to make a ‘statutory application’ to their
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Flexible working is the path forward for small businesses
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Maintel, the fast-growing provider of managed communications services, today announced the results of a study on flexible working preferences in the UK. The study polled 1,000 employed adults in the UK, ages 18 and over. The study revealed that today’s multi-generational workforce prefers flexible working to traditional office hours and location. Flexible work policies are
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Why flexible working doesn’t have to be a business no-no
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
Today’s office workers want the freedom to work from wherever and whenever they want. In our recent survey that we conducted with over 1,000 employees into the future of benefits, we found that 45 per cent considered flexible working to be an essential benefit and 46 per cent said they would like to have flexible working as
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Half of commuters plan for flexible working increase in 2017
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2016 has been widely reported as an annus horribillis for UK commuters with strikes, faults, delays and rising prices combining to create a perfect storm of frustration and misery. Now it appears the tipping point has been reached, with over half of all workers re-thinking travel arrangements to accommodate flexible working for 2017, according to new
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Summer HR rules employers should consider
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
With the first day of summer now upon us, employers may see an increase in the number of issues and requests within the workplace.
Many employers and managers will have to rely heavily on their workplace policies to correctly deal with issue which may arise.
Holiday requests
Most employees tend to take the majority of their annual leave entitlement during the summer months, meaning that employers can expect the number of holiday requests to rise during this time of year.
This increase can result in numerous overlapping requests which businesses, especially small businesses, may not be able to accommodate during this specifically busy time.
Managers and employers may need support when handling requests and implementing and following a holiday policy may be what is needed.
The policy should specify the how requests are to be made, as well as clarify how requests will be considered.
For example, if two or more employees have requested the same time off, whether the requests will be decided in the order they were received, at random or whether the employees will be given the chance to negotiate between themselves.
Flexible working requests
Flexible working requests may also increase in the summer period as this coincides with summer school holidays