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Blanket out-of-hours email bans do more harm than good

Date:: 21 October 2019

Banning staff from accessing emails outside office hours could harm their wellbeing rather than improve work-life balance, a study from the University of Sussex has claimed.

A fifth of over-45s expect to quit work to care for relatives

Date:: 10 October 2019

One in five (19%) employees aged over 45 expects to quit their job to care for an adult relative full time, according to research from Aviva.

Rail statistics prove need for flexible season tickets

Date:: 7 October 2019

Despite a growing number of people using the railways, the use of season tickets is falling as commuters' flexible working arrangements mean they are no longer good value for money.

Organisations need more 'connector' managers to succeed

Date:: 19 September 2019

Almost half (45%) of managers lack the confidence to help employees acquire the skills they need, according to analyst firm Gartner.

Flexible working in higher paid jobs trebles

Date:: 18 September 2019

Job adverts with salaries over £60,000 are three times more likely to offer flexible working than they did three years ago, according to research.

Shorter working week would be 'unrealistic', report finds

Date:: 13 September 2019

A blanket shortening of the working week would be unrealistic in the UK as it would not meet the needs of different sectors, a report has found.

Give workers more holiday to stimulate economic growth, report urges

Date:: 12 August 2019

Increasing minimum holiday entitlement and wages would help solve the UK's productivity crisis and stimulate economic growth, a think tank has suggested.

More women miss out on paid leave than men

Date:: 22 July 2019

One in 14 UK workers are not receiving their full legal holiday entitlement, with more women than men missing out and one million people not getting any paid holiday at all.

Three quarters of whistleblowers 'retaliated against' by their employer

Date:: 17 July 2019

Three quarters of whistleblowers experience retaliation from their employer including bullying, attempts to destroy evidence and dismissal, according to a group of MPs seeking to strengthen protections for those who highlight corporate wrongdoing.

Social attitudes: One in three say parental leave should be shared

Date:: 11 July 2019

A third of people believe parental leave should be shared equally, according to a major survey, while only 12% think the mother should take the entire leave period.

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