Flexible Working Day

Flexible Working Day 2026

#FairFlex - Fairness in flexibility

Access fairness

Flexible working is vital for those who'd otherwise be excluded from the workforce. Working mums. Carers. People with disabilities. Anyone the traditional 9-5 leaves out.

Personalisation fairness

Not just any flexibility, but the right combination for each individual. Maybe part-time + remote or flexi-time + term-time + four-day week, or your own tailored solution.

Fair

Meaningful access for all

Real

Based on real lives and needs

Equity

Personalised to thrive

Mix

Different combinations

Flexibility looks different for everyone

Real people. Real needs. Real fairness.

Disabled worker

Working from home. Flexible hours around energy peaks. Voice-activated technology. Reduced meeting culture.

Working mum

School hours only. Term-time contract. Remote work on sick days. Job share/part time options.

Carer

Flexi-time for appointments. Split shifts. Annualised hours. Emergency leave without penalty.

The FairFlex Collection

Thought provoking pieces on flexible working, fairness, and equity

📄 Why Fair Flexibility Doesn't Look the Same for Everyone

One size fits all only works for a few. Real stories from disabled workers, working mums, and carers.

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⚖️ Equity in Flexible Working – Why Same Isn't Fair

Equality gives everyone the same. Equity gives everyone what they need. Why it matters.

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Free Resources

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Flexible working looks different for everyone.

Some of us are balancing care and work.
Some want to be seen and included.
Others simply want work to fit their life.

Find the one that fits you - and share it.

Working mum pointing at flip chart with stats: 85% leave full-time work within
3 years, 19% leave entirely, 1 in 3 are sidelined or demoted

Working mums

Carer graphic with text: Care or Career? 600 people a day leave work to care

Carers

Disabled worker graphic with text: UK disability employment rate 54% vs 82%

Disabled workers

Neurodiverse

Older man gardening on the left, working at a desk on the right

Older workers

Blue sky and a pink flower illustrating work/life balance graphic

FairFlex

Work/life balance

Man in suit with briefcase on left, man reading to child on right

Dads

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Read the manifesto

Flexible Working Manifesto

Flexibility By Design

Our overarching mission

#FlexibilityByDesign was the theme for Flexible Working Day 2025. It introduced the core principle that work should be redesigned with flexibility built in, not bolted on.

While 2026's theme #FairFlex applies an equity lens to this mission, the original principles of #FlexibilityByDesign remain at the heart of everything we do.

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