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New data from the CIPD has revealed that UK workers are facing massive variation in the implementation of flexible working. The 2,000-strong survey unearthed that almost half (or 46%) said that they have no flexible working arrangements at all in their current role. Many companies, especially with high numbers of working parents, have implemented flexible working, remote-only and even adjusted hours policies to cater for those who are struggling in the pandemic. Despite this, the research found that a high volume of firms are unwilling to offer such benefits. Whilst the survey found that the coronavirus pandemic has led to a huge uptake in remote working, 44% of survey respondents said that they have not worked remotely since the pandemic hit. The vast majority (or 92%) of those who responded by stating that they have not worked remotely since the beginning of the pandemic noted that this is because their job does not allow them to do so. Yet around a fifth of employees noted that they work for organisations that do not offer any flexible working arrangements at all – with more than two in five stating that they believe this to be unfair. Respondents acknowledged that due to
