Flexible working policy is not the same as flexible working practice. That's the core message from Dr Emma Russell (Director of agilab, University of Sussex) and Sam Owen (NHS Employers; agilab steering committee member), drawing on five years of NHS research. The finding: statutory rights (the UK's nine types of flexible working) too often get applied as a rigid, one-off contractual change — ironically inflexible in itself. What actually determines whether flexibility works

🗓️ Could a four-day week be one of the most overlooked levers for disability inclusion at work? A new briefing from Disability Rights UK, Patchwork Hub and the 4 Day Week Foundation makes the case that it could be — and the evidence is worth a closer look. Drawing on focus group findings from Disabled workers, alongside the wider evidence base on flexible and remote working, the briefing argues that a genuine 32-hour week (not compressed hours, with no loss of pay) can: ✅ Re

Teacher Tapp has just published findings on incivility in school emails -- and the numbers are striking. Only 44% of primary teachers and 30% of secondary teachers reported not receiving an email from a colleague this academic year that left them feeling uncomfortable or frustrated. Among senior leaders, that figure drops to just 19%. Of those who did receive one, the most commonly reported features were: 🔴 Aggressive or hostile tone -- reported by 47% of teaching staff and