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The UK Flexible Working Bill

In July 2023, the government’s Flexible Working Bill (also known as the Employment Relations Bill) received royal assent from the House of Lords. The new laws coming into place will include: The opportunity for employees to...

Lockdown Legacy

One positive legacy of the Covid pandemic has been the rise in flexible  and hybrid working arrangements offered by employers. For many organisations, the ability of staff to work remotely was essential to their...

The New Normal

Is working from home the new normal, or just a passing phase? The recent pandemic has accelerated the trend towards home working to the point where it has become accepted as a mainstream working...

Remote Working and Business Continuity

As workers and organisations come to terms with the increased demand for home working, there are many factors – not all technical – to consider. This article in Tech Radar looks at some of...

March News Roundup

Unsurprisingly the impact of the Coronavirus has led to a huge increase in remote and flexible working. Organisations are scrabbling to put in place policies, systems, and technology to support the move away from...

Coronavirus Increases Remote Working

Demand for IT solutions grows The past few weeks has seen a surge in demand for hardware, software, and network infrastructure to support the growing number of people working from home. Organisations which previously...

More roads are not the answer

One obvious solution to traffic congestion, caused mostly by workers commuting to jobs in the city centre during peak hours, might appear to be building more, or bigger, roads. But a less obvious answer, and...

MP Helen Whatley proposes new flexible working law

MP Helen Whately has introduced a 10 minute Bill on flexible working in Parliament. A law allowing all employees to request flexible working was passed in 2014, but this bill would flip the question and ask...