In a tight labour market, with budgets under pressure and skills in short supply, flexible working is no longer a “nice to have” – it’s fast becoming a competitive advantage.

In this practical webinar, Lynn Houmdi, Founder of Flexible Working Scotland, will explore the evidence for how flexible working can help your organisation recruit the people you need, hold on to the talent you’ve already invested in, and boost productivity through happier, healthier, more engaged staff. She will also look at what the forthcoming UK Employment Rights Bill means for employers, and why it should be seen not as extra red tape, but as an opportunity to differentiate your employer brand.

This session will give you clear, confidence-building actions to strengthen your flexible working approach, whether you’re already a champion or still on the fence.

Key takeaways for attendees:

• Learn why flexible working is now a top decision-maker for candidates – and how it can solve recruitment and retention challenges.
• Hear the evidence linking flexibility with higher productivity, lower absence and more engaged teams.
• Find out what the Employment Rights Bill means for you – and how to turn compliance into a competitive advantage.
• Pick up practical, low-cost flexible working options that work for SMEs, social enterprises and frontline roles.
• Identify how to strengthen your employer brand and access new talent pools through the Flexible Working Scotland jobs board.

Lynn works to connect diverse, flexible talent with forward-thinking employers. She does this through Making Work Work, an award-winning suite of women returners programmes she designed and now delivers with The Challenges Group which has supported over 365 women since January 2021, and through Flexible Working Scotland, a community of over 23k members committed to working flexibly, recruiting flexibly and advocating for greater flexibility and equality at work. Flexible Working Scotland runs events, campaigns and a jobs board aimed at enabling work that works.

Lynn was nominated Scotland’s Flex Influencer in 2022. She has been called upon to give evidence on parental employability and flexible working to the Scottish Parliament and has joined several campaigns fighting for more flexible, fairer work for working parents and others.