Arrangements such as remote working and flexibility of working hours may be part of a formal company policy – or evolve through more informal manager-employee discussions. But are there different outcomes? This study explores the link between flexible working and performance.

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Jill Miller, former Senior Policy Adviser, Diversity and Inclusion, CIPD

Jill's work focused on the areas of gender, age and neurodiversity and she led work on race inclusion, managing drug and alcohol misuse at work, and supporting employees through fertility treatment, pregnancy loss and still birth. 

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