The right to disconnect – what could be wrong with that?
We all need to be able to switch off from work and have the control we seek between work and the rest of life. So a “right to disconnect” might…
We all need to be able to switch off from work and have the control we seek between work and the rest of life. So a “right to disconnect” might…
For his recently published book, Beyond Hybrid Working, Andy Lake has dived into the research on the impacts of flexible working – in particular ‘remote working’ – on productivity and…
By Andy Lake Since 2020, we have seen an acceleration of trends that span more than 30 years. These include the rise of flexible working, new office design and new…
Or, “What about the workers?” In all the debate about remote/hybrid working, the future of offices and the future of work, it’s often forgotten that the majority of the world’s…
We're reviving our digest of news about Flexible Working, Smart Working and all things connected. And we add in a little opinion here and there too. If you have news…
It's been my privilege to have seen, over the course of nearly 30 years, flexible working move from a dubious workplace eccentricity to mainstream acceptance. And, indeed, to have contributed…
Is hybrid working a revolution in the way we work, or a case of old office-based place and presence-based ways of working reasserting themselves in a slightly different guise? A…
There are certain words and phrases that consistently crop up in commentary on work and workplace that at best oversimplify, and at worst distort our understanding of changes to the…
The 4-day week is not a single animal, and some versions of it are smarter and more flexible than others. Here we explore the concept, its different versions, and look…
Is your organisation wrestling with how to implement “hybrid working” as they approach an end to the lockdown? If so, it’s worth noting that most of the issues are not…