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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...

Front cover of Timewise report, Health by design? Why better jobs for all should be a goal for UK Industrial Policy.

🏆 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-...

🧵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.
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Timewise CEO Clare McNeil calling for action to improve shift work on great panel at Labour conference with @uclpolicylab.bsky.social

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.

📉 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-...
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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.

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.

Post-government reshuffle – what next? - Timewise Timewise CEO Clare McNeil looks at what this means for employment rights, work and health.

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...

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: https://timewise.co.uk/article/a-question-of-time-whats-happening-with-part-time-working-in-the-uk/

⚡ 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

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.

🧸 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.

Timewise Worker Advisory Group - Timewise Join the Timewise Worker Advisory Group to be part of a movement to tackle the pressures facing today’s workforce and influence new solutions for change.

🗨️ Ready to make your voice heard? Join today: https://timewise.co.uk/timewise-worker-advisory-group/ 

#FutureOfWork #Timewise #WorkerAdvisoryGroup

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Our next online meeting is a great opportunity to connect with senior government policymakers to ensure new rights support stronger security, fairness and flexibility at work.

📣 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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YOUR part-time working story is needed! Heads up on our exciting Autumn campaign here…. email jo.burkill@timewise.co.uk to join #PartTimeWorks https://timewise.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Part-time-Works-our-Autumn-campaign.pdf

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.

🚨 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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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.

https://timewise.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Part-time-Works-our-Autumn-campaign.pdf

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Timewise Worker Advisory Group - Timewise Join the Timewise Worker Advisory Group to be part of a movement to tackle the pressures facing today’s workforce and influence new solutions for change.

🗨️ Ready to make your voice heard? Join today: https://timewise.co.uk/timewise-worker-advisory-group/

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Our next meeting will bring workers into contact with senior policymakers to shape new rights to support flexibility and security at work.

📣 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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

🌟 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

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.

With growing demand, is this social care crisis fixable? What else should be done? We asked the people who know - the care workers themselves. Read our findings:

@oonaghsmyth.bsky.social, CEO of Skills for Care, points out, "it's still three times that of the wider economy. And the data show that we’ll still need 470,000 more posts by 2040, so all of us in adult social care need to stay focused on workforce issues."

@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.

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. https://timewise.co.uk/timewise-worker-advisory-group/ #FutureOfWork

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: https://timewise.co.uk/article/improving-youth-employment-outcomes-the-role-of-employers/

🕐 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: https://forms.office.com/e/QLYV2LKK82

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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...