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What is true Flexible Working, and How Does it Benefit Business Owners…

Understandably, flexible working isn’t something ALL businesses can offer. This blog is for companies who can/do offer flexible working. Below you will read how flexible working benefits businesses, examples of flexible working, and what you can do to ensure you’re offering a true flexible working model. Flexible working doesn’t only benefit the employee Flexibility means

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Does ‘work from anywhere’ really work?

For GB Solutions when we emerged from the first wave of Covid in summer 2020 to the outside world we were operating business as usual, but internally we had transformed to a ‘work from anywhere’ model. Two years down the line, we have seen increased productivity, reduced costs, and improved employee wellbeing. This brings up

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How has our Approach to Work Changed since the Pandemic?

Our approach to work has shifted since we were first asked by the Government to work from home. Working from home has had an impact on both employers and employees. It has altered how we feel, what we think, and what we want. From not only our work lives, but from life in general. Those

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Managing your team remotely

The move to remote working, which started as an experiment, has become the ‘new normal’ for many companies. The shift has required managers to adapt to a new way of interacting, motivating and managing their teams. The issues are new and there is no text book to follow! It is understandable if you feel out

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Introducing and Onboarding New Starters, Remotely

Through the implementation of flexible working practices, and due to the pandemic, working from home has increased over recent years. Introducing new starters can be difficult at the best of times, but it is made that much harder when you are onboarding remotely. In this article we will look at introducing new starters remotely, and

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The benefits of flexible working for you and your employees

All employees with 26 weeks’ service have the right to request a change to their hours, timing or location of work.  An employer that rejects an employee’s request for flexible working must have at least one specified reason for doing so. “Only 6% of employees are working the traditional hours of 9 to 5 according

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