Delivering flexible working in practice: an agile approach
agiLab's director, Dr Emma Russell has written a new Digit Policy Brief on 'Implementing flexible working in practice: an agile approach....
The Future Of Work: Key Emerging Workplace Trends To Watch For 2024
A recent article from Forbes suggests some future workplace trends to be aware of in 2024. With regards to agile\flexible work: The...
What happens to people when machines replace them in the workplace?
There's an interesting article on the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) blog - What happens to people when...
The Five-Day Office Week Is Dead
Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University has recently published a NY Times article on the curret state of flexible\hybrid working. Some...
Why people quiet quit
An interesting post on the The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) blog concerning the prominent subject of quiet...
BBC's The Bottom Line - Back to the Office
The latest episode of the BBC's Bottom Line has some useful information and discussion on the conundrum of hybrid work. Some key points:...
CIPD calls for more open & supportive working cultures to help reduce stress related absence
CIPD calls for more open & supportive working cultures to help reduce stress related absence "The research highlights that UK employees...
Evolve Workplace Wellbeing podcast
agiLab's Emma Russell has been discussing her latest research on work-email on the Evolve Workplace Wellbeing podcast, including 4...
How to get on top of work-email - findings from our research
agiLab's director, Dr Emma Russell, recently lead a research team (Professor Tom Jackson of Loughborough University, Marc Fullman of...
When is the best time to send work-emails?
It's great to see agiLab's director, Dr Emma Russell, featured in a Times article about workplace email and when to send it. Emma...
Impact of technostress on remote workers
Some interesting research from Leeds University Business School on the impact of technostress on remote workers. For example, one finding...
Now is NOT the time to dial back on flexible working
Studies have long shown the desire for flexibility in the workplace. However, facing doubts around a remote working business model,...
Aviva Working Lives Report 2023
Interesting results in the Aviva Working Lives Report 2023. For example, 59% of employers see working from home as a way to boost staff...
Making remote and hybrid working more inclusive: understanding disabled workers’ experiences
"Following the dramatic upheaval of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world of work has undergone a series of transformations in recent years...
Will the four-day workweek get employees back in office?
Interesting article from BBC Worklife "Brendan Burchell, professor in the social sciences at the University of Cambridge, was part of the...
Flexible & hybrid working practices: 2023
Some really interesting information from the latest CIPD survey into flexible & hybrid working practices. For example, "Three-fifths...
NHS Employers Consultation on draft homeworking framework
The NHS Staff Council has developed a draft homeworking framework and has launched a consultation to gather views on this proposed...
“Flexible working should be available to everyone" - TUC
Commenting on the second reading in the House of Lords today (Friday) of Yasmin Qureshi MP’s private members bill on flexible work –...
Poll shows more than 1/2 employers guilty of ‘wellbeing washing’
'Worker wellbeing' is trending as employers realise the value of their workforce, but 'wellbeing washing' shames those who feign concern...
The future of work: what does it mean for employees? (WEF)
- The way we work has been transformed in recent years, with the surge in remote work, freelance and contract arrangements, agile...
