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A not-for-profit organisation dedicated to changing the world of work. Focusing on fairer, healthier & flexible working practices. timewise.co.uk

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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today's flexible working announcement - www.gov.uk/government/consultations… - is a step forward, and we need to go further. Here's our take on what it gets right, and what still needs to change. 🧵
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Make Work Pay: improving access to flexible working
We are seeking views on a new process for employers to follow when handling flexible working requests, as well as insights on flexible working practices more broadly.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Trucking can't recruit its way out of a workforce crisis. New Timewise and Trucking Lives briefing sets out why job design, not just recruitment, is the key to keeping and attracting drivers. 📙 timewise.co.uk/article/making-truck…
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Unpredictable shifts aren't just inconvenient, they're a cost-of-living issue. Our CEO @claremcneil.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio 4 about 'one-sided flexibility' and what better shift-life balance really looks like. Worth a listen. 🎧
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📢 New @Timewise research shows poor job quality is driving young people into economic inactivity: timewise.co.uk/article/young-worker… Nearly 1m UK young people aren’t in work, education or training - with mental ill‑health a key factor. 🧵⬇️
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Work–life incompatibility is the top reason drivers consider leaving. Better work design is the missing link: predictable rosters, real input, and fairer scheduling. Our new report sets out practical lessons to get there. 📙 Read the report: timewise.co.uk/article/why-...
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🚚📦🚌 Logistics contributes £170bn to the economy & employs 2.7m people. Yet it records high rates of job insecurity, poor work-life balance and low autonomy. Our new report outlines the case for redesigning work in the UK’s most exposed sector. 📙 More than Miles: timewise.co.uk/article/why-...
Transport and logistics has the second highest absense and sickness rates by industry. Graphic is a chart showing the percentage of working hours that were lost due to sickness absence in the UK in 2024 across 16 industries, highlighting Transport and Logistics in second place.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
📢 Latest #HRGamechangers newsletter is here! This month: Employment Rights Act update, June Angelides MBE joins as Timewise Ambassador, DBT's flex working consultation, and meet Tesco's job-share D&I managers Plus interesting reads & events 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/februa...
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February 2026
Welcome to your latest issue of HR Gamechangers, spotlighting creative people managers, sharing knowledge and providing you with the most up to date intelligence on designing work that works for moder...
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
In partnership with NHS Employers, we're leading work for NHS England to ensure e-rostering technology gives NHS staff more control over schedules and flexible working. Fairer rostering improves retention, wellbeing ,efficiency. Have evidence/case studies? Contact tess.lanning@timewise.co.uk
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📢 Our latest #HRGamechangers update is here! Insights on #HealthierWorkingLives, part-time working, healthier work & more. Meet Gillian Brookes, flexible work specialist and Flexperts author & explore upcoming events: www.linkedin.com/pulse/decemb... #HR #ModernWorkingLives
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December 2025
Welcome to your latest issue of HR Gamechangers, spotlighting creative people managers, sharing knowledge and providing you with the most up to date intelligence on designing work that works for moder...
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Workers told us: flexible working requests get approved on paper, but workloads stay the same. Careers stall, burnout rises. New legislation arrives in 2027, but without culture change, the gap between policy and practice remains. Read more: timewise.co.uk/article/call...
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Calling time on the gap between flexible working policy and practice - Timewise
For thousands of workers across the UK, flexible working isn't a perk. It's the difference between staying in a career or dropping out altogether.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The Keep Britain Working Review rightly calls for action on working age ill health. Tackling inflexible work in 'frontline' sectors & using stronger incentives, from procurement to tax reform, will drive real change for flexible, healthy jobs. 📘Healthy by Design: timewise.co.uk/article/why-...
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Workers without flexibility are 4x more likely to leave after health decline. Our new report calls for Workplace Innovation Agreements - incentivising employers to prioritise retention over recruitment. #HealthyByDesign timewise.co.uk/article/why-...
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Why healthy job design is critical to tackling economic inactivity - Timewise
This paper shows how insecure, inflexible and excessive hours in frontline sectors exacerbate the UK’s economic inactivity problem – and what to do about it.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Our Beyond the Clock programme in Scotland, supported by @therobertsontrust.bsky.social, started this month. Burnout, turnover, inflexible rotas - they’re tackling it head-on. We're proud to be supporting these pioneers tackling shift-life balance head on. 🔗 timewise.co.uk/beyond-the-c...
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Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🏆 Our #ResearchOfTheMonth goes to @timewise.bsky.social for their research paper 'Healthy By Design?' which shows that just 60,000 of the 2.4 million people economically inactive due to long-term ill health find a job each year. (1/5) Read here: timewise.co.uk/article/why-...
Front cover of Timewise report, Health by design? Why better jobs for all should be a goal for UK Industrial Policy.
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Prof Amelia Lake @lakenutrition.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🧵Today is #PartTimeWorks day! I have been quite vocal in talking about my role as a Research Professor in a University being #PartTime because I believe #PartTimeWorks – in all kinds of jobs, at all levels. I have been working part-time since my son was born in 2012. @timewise.bsky.social
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Timewise CEO Clare McNeil calling for action to improve shift work on great panel at Labour conference with @uclpolicylab.bsky.social
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
📉 Only 2.5% of health-inactive people return to work yearly. 57% who do get unsustainable frontline jobs. We're calling for healthy work standards & £500m fund to fix the revolving door between inactivity & poor employment: timewise.co.uk/article/why-... #HealthyByDesign
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Why healthy job design is critical to tackling economic inactivity - Timewise
This paper shows how insecure, inflexible and excessive hours in frontline sectors exacerbate the UK’s economic inactivity problem – and what to do about it.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Great to see @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social calling for teacher flexible working. With 10% leaving annually, change is needed. We found it's complex but achievable with whole-school approaches and strong leadership.
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Developing a whole-school approach to flexible working - Timewise
Our 16-month Teaching Pioneers Programme saw us partner with eight secondary schools, within three multi-academy trusts, to explore how best to champion and deliver flexible working within the profession.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Timewise CEO @claremcneil.bsky.social shares her thoughts on the government reshuffle and what it means for employment rights, work and health: timewise.co.uk/article/post...
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Post-government reshuffle – what next? - Timewise
Timewise CEO Clare McNeil looks at what this means for employment rights, work and health.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Time to challenge the myth that part-time work means lower quality. The number of hours worked doesn't define good quality. The skills, expertise and dedication a person brings does. Read more: timewise.co.uk/article/a-question-o…
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
⚡ Frontline employers in Scotland: Apply now for fully-funded Timewise training to improve job security, work-life balance & performance. Starts this autumn. Limited places! ℹ️ Info: timewise.co.uk/beyond-the-c... ✅ Apply: forms.office.com/e/QLYV2LKK82
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
🧸 From this week, 9-month-olds are eligible for funded childcare in England. Transformative for families IF we have staff to deliver it. However 70% of providers lack capacity due to staff shortages. Flexible working could help fill half the shortfall.
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Can flex help prevent staff burnout in the childcare sector? - Timewise
4 in 10 early years educators are leaving the sector for good. Pay and progression are known issues. Now it’s time to start looking at working pattern, too.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
📣 Your voice matters! Join our Worker Advisory Group – if you have ever asked for a change to your working pattern to manage the pressures of real life and want to influence how flexibility is implemented in modern workplaces, we want to hear from you.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
YOUR part-time working story is needed! Heads up on our exciting Autumn campaign here…. email jo.burkill@timewise.co.uk to join #PartTimeWorks timewise.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2…
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🚨 Construction needs 240k workers in 5 years but here's the real problem: "recruits 200k/year, loses 200k/year". It’s a recruitment AND retention issue. Our pilots proved flexible working cuts turnover & boosts productivity WITHOUT impacting delivery: timewise.co.uk/article/maki...
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Making construction a great place to work: one year on - Timewise
One year after the completion of our Construction Pioneer Programme, we review what has changed, and what’s next.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Part-time work. We say it’s time to make it more visible.  A little heads up on our exciting Autumn campaign here… are you with us?✊ DM us your email and we'll send you info. timewise.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2… #PartTimeWorks
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
📣 Your voice matters! We’re growing our Worker Advisory Group and calling for people, whether currently in work or actively job-seeking, who need to balance the pressures of real life with work responsibilities and want to influence how flexibility is implemented in modern workplaces.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
ONS data suggests rising NI contributions & minimum wages forcing recruitment cuts, with younger workers hit hardest. Job insecurity creates lifelong impact on careers, earnings & health. Timewise & Youth Futures Foundation explored solutions: timewise.co.uk/article/impr...
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Improving youth employment outcomes: the role of employers - Timewise
We brought employers from different sectors together to discuss how to support more young people into secure work with greater choice, autonomy and control.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The state spends billions every year trying to fix people with health conditions & disabilities for jobs that simply don’t exist. Our response to the Keep Britain Working Review argues for a paradigm shift away from fixing the worker to fixing the workplace: timewise.co.uk/article/bett...
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Better jobs, better outcomes - the case for healthy work standards - Timewise
The state is spending billions of pounds every year trying to fix people with health conditions and disabilities for jobs that simply don’t exist.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🌟 Frontline employers in Scotland: Apply now for fully-funded Timewise training to improve job security, work-life balance & performance. Starts this autumn. Limited places! 👉 Info: timewise.co.uk/beyond-the-c... 👉 Apply: forms.office.com/e/QLYV2LKK82
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
@skillsforcare.bsky.social‬ reports that vacancies in social care have dropped to 7% (from 10.5% in 2021/22), but challenges remain - rates are still 3x higher than the wider economy.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Those juggling work with caring, health & life commitments need flexibility - but these voices aren't heard when policies are shaped. Join our Worker Advisory Group to drive real change & reshape work for everyone. timewise.co.uk/timewise-worker-advi… #FutureOfWork
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
How can employers help to improve youth employment outcomes? Timewise and Youth Futures Foundation brought employers from different sectors together to find out what can be done. Read the report here: timewise.co.uk/article/improving-yo…
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
🕐 Beyond the Clock: Transforming shift work with flexibility & fairness. Frontline sectors CAN design flexibility without sacrificing service. Join our fully-funded Scotland programme for senior leaders. Apply: forms.office.com/e/QLYV2LKK82
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
What do working carers and people with health conditions need to truly thrive at work? Our latest #PartTimeWorks special explores exactly this. Our guide covers workplace rights, support resources & how to discuss flexible working with your employer: 📋 timewise.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
🎧 #PartTimeWorks Health & Caring special finale covers job search rights, disclosure rules, finding flex-friendly employers & building boss relationships. Experts: Emily Holzhausen CBE, Julie Denning, Patrick Thomson & @clairecampbellj.bsky.social 🔗https://timewise.co.uk/podcast/special-episode-3/
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
HEALTH & CARE PODCAST SPECIAL: Ep2 now live 🎧 Listen to conversations that matter, and check our podcast notes for support and advice: tinyurl.com/bdhkvjna If you're facing something similar, you're not alone in balancing health, care and career #PartTimeWorks #Health #Caring
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🎧 HEALTH & CARE PODCAST SPECIAL: Ep2 explores thriving in part-time work while managing health/caring responsibilities. Mark, Russ & Sharon share their stories and strategies for flexible work arrangements and employer support. 📻 timewise.co.uk/podcast/spec... #PartTimeWorks #Health #Caring
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Our health and care podcast special launched this week. Are you struggling to find part-time work that fits your caring responsibilities or health needs? Our FREE 7-step worksheet helps you identify the right job for YOU: tinyurl.com/bdhkvjna #PartTimeWorks #Health #Caring
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
🎧 NEW HEALTH & CARE PODCAST SPECIAL: Ep1 includes 3 stories of finding part-time work with health/caring needs. Hear from Shaline, with post-cancer fatigue, and carers Rebekah and Erica. Only 1 in 56 jobs mention part-time. Listen: timewise.co.uk/podcast/special-epis… #PartTimeWorks
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
900k 16-24yo not learning or earning - what needs to change? Our event with Youth Futures Foundation saw leading employers come together to discuss. Our thanks for their great contributions and insights to take forward.  #YouthEmployment #HealthierWork #InclusiveRecruitment
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
At the #AcasConf25 today, taking part in the panel addressing economic inactivity today, Timewise CEO @claremcneil.bsky.social says, "We need to think about how we can design work which is fit for the individual, as well as thinking about how the individual is fit for work."
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
New UK migration proposals raise concerns for social care, which relies on overseas workers. What can be done to make these jobs more attractive? Better work-life balance, clear flexibility options & stronger team support can help. Read more: tinyurl.com/2vvw69yu #SocialCareCrisis
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Why fixing the social care crisis starts with flexible working - Timewise
Despite the staffing crisis in social care, few have asked care workers what would help – until now. Here’s the lowdown.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
On #InternationalNursesDay2025, we celebrate nurses’ vital contributions. Prioritising wellbeing, we worked with UCLH to pilot self-rostering, giving ward-staff more control over shifts. Now expanded to 43 wards, it improves work-life balance & efficiency. Read more:
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Case Study - UCLH - Timewise
Here’s how we supported UCLH, one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals, to successfully pilot self-rostering for 152 staff across four wards.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
A report from the @commonshealth.bsky.social  highlights that adult social care is at breaking point and urgently needs investment. Is this fixable? Our six-month research project shadowed domiciliary care workers to understand their challenges and insights.
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Why fixing the social care crisis starts with flexible working - Timewise
Despite the staffing crisis in social care, few have asked care workers what would help – until now. Here’s the lowdown.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
🚀 Join us at #AcasConf25 on May 15 at the QEII Centre, London. Timewise CEO @claremcneil.bsky.social & top leaders tackle economic inactivity & healthier workplaces. Book now: web-eur.cvent.com/event/0e9c856c-7f…
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
@claremcneil.bsky.social talking to @alpapatel.bsky.social on tonight’s BBC London news, about the missing millions in the WFH debate. Our nurses 🧑🏽‍⚕️ builders 👷🏾 & delivery drivers 🚚. WFH - not easy! But with better designed rosters, flex on time can be built into shifts & improve lives 👍 #FairFlex
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
On this #InternationalDayOfHappiness, we’re reflecting on how flexible, good quality work boosts wellbeing. Our #EndTwoTierWorkforce report reveals frontline workers often lack control over shifts, impacting mental & physical health. Time for change.
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Ending the two-tier workforce - Timewise
A 12 month research programme, supported by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, working to improve access to flexible & predictable work for frontline employees
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
A good quality part-time jobs can be a gamechanger, as Kate Bryant, Public Engagement Manager at #PhoenixInsights writes about here, reflecting on the launch of our 2025 Part Time Works campaign: www.thephoenixgroup.com/phoenix-insi...
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Keeping Britain Working: The role of flexible and part-time work
In conversation with Professor Paul Gregg, to discuss rising levels of economic inactivity, and what can be done to keep Britain working.
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Timewise @timewise.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Our Director of Consultancy, Amy Butterworth, gave evidence at the House of Lords' Home-based Working Committee, @hlhomeworking.bsky.social, this week. As she says here, only 43% of managers have training in managing hybrid teams. #HybridWorking
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