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Flexible Working for Parents and Carers Returning to Work

IES carried out a review of how organisations elicit and consider requests for flexible working from those returning to work, and how they then manage the careers of those that work flexibly.

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Client Acas
Year 2016
IES contact Penny TamkinPenny Tamkin
Research associates Mary Mercer

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Related publications

  •  Top employers for flexible working

Related projects

  • 📝 Rapid evidence assessment - parents' decisions about returning to work and child caring responsibilities
  • 📝 Managing gender identity in the workplace

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