Flex in distress | Return-to-office debate fires up ahead of Labour's new legislation

With the new Government’s proposed New Deal for Working People set to entrench flexible working rights for UK employees, new research highlights the need for businesses to get communications around flexible working right, or risk damaging employee trust.

The research, from Europe’s leading HR software company for SMEs, Personio – which surveyed over 2,000 workers and 1,000 HR decision makers in the UK – reveals a clear demand for flexible working. Only just over half (57%) of desk-based workers feel that they have a good work-life balance, and currently, only 45% say they are currently able to work flexibly at times that suit them.