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Working from home: a marathon not a sprint

All over the world, the coronavirus pandemic has meant thousands of people having to work from home for the first time. Unlike the occasional afternoon at home due to childcare... read more →
  • March 23, 2020
  • Richard MacKinnon
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  • Flexible Working, Wellbeing

More flexible parental leave can only be a good thing

By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon Shared parental leave is on the way, which will provide new parents with a lot more flexibility in how they take time out from work.... read more →
  • December 8, 2014
  • Richard MacKinnon
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  • Flexible Working

Work-life Balance: what do we really mean?

Last month, I was asked to contribute to the newsletter of the Division of Industrial-Organisational Psychology, part of the Hong Kong Psychological Society. I had been discussing challenges to work-life... read more →
  • October 7, 2013
  • Richard MacKinnon
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  • Diversity, Flexible Working, Work-Life Balance

Why don’t Dads take paternity leave?

As it's Father's Day (at least here in the UK), it's timely to consider why the uptake of paternity leave  - where available - isn't as high as we might... read more →
  • June 16, 2013
  • Richard MacKinnon
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  • Diversity, Flexible Working

Tips for homeworkers

Yahoo's recent announcement effectively ending home-working arrangements has brought this flexible working style back into the spotlight.  The Guardian featured a nice summary of some good principles for those of... read more →
  • February 28, 2013
  • Richard MacKinnon
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  • Flexible Working

And what about the singles?

By Dr. Richard A. MacKinnon News that will come to no surprise to many single people out there: they seek work-life balance too! In fact, according to recent research from... read more →
  • February 27, 2013
  • Richard MacKinnon
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  • Flexible Working, Work-Life Balance

Yahoo says “No” to home working

Marissa Mayer continues to make her mark on Yahoo. After her high-profile move from Google and speedy return to work after giving birth, then launching a new Yahoo homepage, the high-profile... read more →
  • February 24, 2013
  • Richard MacKinnon
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  • Flexible Working

Moving to a 4-day week?

There's been some interesting media coverage of one country's move to a 4-day working week. The government's aims are admirable: to give employees more time to spend with their families... read more →
  • February 12, 2013
  • Richard MacKinnon
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  • Flexible Working

Selling your holidays?

Some very mixed messages in this article I came across yesterday. On the one hand, giving employees more control over how they use their holiday allowance, including purchasing additional days,... read more →
  • December 30, 2012
  • Richard MacKinnon
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  • Flexible Working

Telecommuting May Equal More Work, Compromised Work-Life Balance

Telecommuting May Equal More Work, Compromised Work-Life Balance. An interesting - but unsurprising - conclusion. For me, the key quote here is: “Careful monitoring of this blurred boundary between work and... read more →
  • December 15, 2012
  • Richard MacKinnon
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  • Flexible Working, Work-Life Balance
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