Advice / Information on Flexible Working

There are lots of great websites with advice about flexible working. As flexible working is developing so fast, most of these sites are being updated almost constantly, so the best way to find the info you want is to go to the home page of the site and use the site's own search engine facility.

Here are some we recommend.

ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)
A publicly funded independent service working with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.
Search for “Flexible Working”
www.acas.org.uk

Business Link
Search for “flexible working” or “Working time”
www.businesslink.gov.uk

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. This Department now includes the responsibilities of the former DTI.
Search for “Flexible Working”
www.berr.gov.uk

Employers and work-life balance
Run by the Work Foundation a not for profit organisation which exists to campaign for Good Work. Follow the links for ‘individuals’
www.employersforwork-lifebalance.org.uk

Envision
Envision is the South West environmental support programme, helping businesses save money and develop new green markets.
http://www.envisionsw.org.uk/

Flexibility
A not-for-profit venture to bring together companies and organisations with an interest in new ways of working.
www.flexibility.co.uk

Live/Work Network
A membership organisation for those with an interest in the dual use of accommodation for business and domestic use.
www.liveworknet.com

Matisse
Mobile and Teleworking Initiative for a Smarter South East
A partnership project led by Hampsire County Council an initiated by SEEDA (South East England Development Agency) set out to better understand the economic, social and environmental benefits of mobile and home working.
www3.hants.gov.uk/matisse

Mumandworking
mumandworking.co.uk aims to provide information for mums who want to earn extra cash to top up the family income or take on a new challenge, but don’t have time to devote six hours a day to work.
www.mumandworking.co.uk

The Direct Government Site
We recommend searching for "Flexible Working". Or follow the links to "Employment" and "more for employees"
www.direct.gov.uk

The information Commissioners Office for information on the Data Protection Act
Search for "Data protection guide"
www.ico.gov.uk

The Telework Association
The Telework Association is a membership organisation providing information, advice and support to enable individuals, to make a success of mobile, home-based and flexible ways of working.
www.tca.org.uk

Working Families
Providing some useful fact sheets in the family zone.
www.workingfamilies.org.uk

Worksmart
A site from the TUC to help working people get the best out of the world of work
www.worksmart.org.uk

Workwise UK
A not-for-profit initiative organised by the IT Forum Foundation.
www.workwiseuk.org