During the COVID-19 UK lockdown, many organisations have been forced to move the majority of their workforce to remote working, often at very short notice. In many cases these businesses had previously discouraged flexible working and had very little infrastructure in place to support these new ways of working. This webinar presents new research undertaken jointly by the Equal Parenting Project at the University of Birmingham and the Work Autonomy, Flexibility and Work-Life Balance at the University of Kent, since lockdown.

The webinar will explore how line managers have been coping during the COVID-19 pandemic, how they and their organisations have supported employees during this time, and how these experiences impact their attitudes towards flexible working and working from home in the future. A report based on this research will be sent to all those registering for the webinar on the morning of the webinar.

Speakers include:

Lauren Adams, HR Director, CBI

Anthony Fitzpatrick, Employee Relations and Global Employment Policy Lead, Aviva

Dr. Sarah Forbes, Co-Director of the Equal Parenting Project, University of Birmingham

Dr Holly Birkett, Co-Director of the Equal Parenting Project, University of Birmingham

Dr Heejung Chung, Director of the Work Autonomy, Flexibility and Work-Life Balance Project

Daisy Hooper, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)