68.6%in place
68.6% of organisations in the lumi HR community have flexible working patterns offered as standard in place (base: 264 UK organisations, 2026 H1).
Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.
How UK organisations answered
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| Compressed hours | 25% |
| Core hours | 32.2% |
| Flexitime with accrual | 41.7% |
| Annualised hours | 17.4% |
| None | 31.4% |
Definition
Which flexible-working patterns the organisation runs as standard, such as compressed hours, core hours, flexitime, or annualised hours. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Read more
- Flexible, hybrid and remote working: UK benchmark 2026: the research paper this question is analysed in, with the full distribution, the legal context and what it means for reward decisions.
- Time off & family: research, guides and metrics: everything lumi publishes in this area.
Cite this figure
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/flexible-working-patterns-offered-as-standardLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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