New Acas guide to flexible working

FLEXIBLE WORKING

New Acas guide to flexible working

Acas, Britain's leading employment relations service, has published a new booklet to help employers and employees understand how flexible working can benefit their workplace.

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The new booklet guides employers and employees through a range of issues on flexible working and includes:

• a guide to all the major kinds of flexible working, from flexitime to shift-working, and part-time working to homeworking
• a step-by-step guide to developing a flexible working policy
• the latest legal changes brought in by the Work and Families Act
• a Q&A section to address common concerns about flexible working.

Want to know more?

Title: Flexible Working and Work-life Balance, ACAS, 2007.

Availability: The 60-page booklet can be ordered from Acas Publications by calling 08702 429 090 and costs £3.95 per copy. Or you can download it free of charge in PDF format from www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1259

Acas' aim is to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. It provides information, advice, training and a range of services working with employers and employees to prevent or resolve problems and improve performance. To find out more visit www.acas.org.uk