Remote work
Go ahead, tell your boss you are working from home
Nicholas Bloom, TEDxStanford
Work that fits the week you actually have.
Remote, hybrid, part-time, freelance and four-day roles — plus free tools to find them, negotiate them and make them work.
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Eight ways to work flexibly
Flexibility runs from small changes to your hours all the way to working for yourself. Know which one you’re asking for before you ask.
Small change to when you workFull control of where and how much
Remote
Work from anywhere approved, with no regular office days.
Hybrid
A mix of office and home days, often with set anchor days.
Flexitime
Core hours fixed; start and finish times are yours.
Compressed hours
Full-time hours in fewer, longer days — like a 9/80.
Four-day week
Often 100% pay for 80% of the time and 100% output.
Part-time
Fewer contracted hours, chosen to fit life outside work.
Job-sharing
Two people split one full-time role and its pay.
Freelance and fractional
You sell projects or days to several clients.
Flexibility is now the default ask
Every figure links to its original source, so you can quote it in your own request or policy.
54%
of remote-capable US employees work hybrid; 25% are fully remote.
Gallup, Aug 202666%
of US companies offer some location flexibility, with 2.87 required office days on average.
Flex Index Q3 2025 (LSE)35%
of employed Americans did some or all of their work at home on days they worked.
US BLS, American Time Use Survey 202537%
of workers would reject a job that didn't offer flexible hours.
Owl Labs State of Hybrid Work 2025$61
spent per office day by hybrid workers, versus $19 on a home day.
Owl Labs 202446%
of remote-capable workers say they'd be unlikely to stay if remote work ended.
Pew Research, Jan 202564M
Americans freelanced in 2023 — 38% of the workforce.
Upwork Freelance Forward 202389%
of UK four-day-week pilot firms were still running it a year later.
Autonomy pilot follow-up, via HRD Connect, Feb 2024Get matched with flexible roles
Tell us the flexibility you want. When an employer posts a matching role on Flex.Work, you hear first.
- Free for job seekers, always
- Only roles that state their flexibility up front — days in office, hours and location rules
- A weekly Flex Brief with new roles, salary data and negotiation tips
- Employers are checked before their roles reach you
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Free tools for flexible work
Calculators and generators that do the maths and the writing for you. No sign-up.
Flex readiness quiz
Twelve questions that show which arrangement suits how you work.
Commute savings calculator
Hours, money and CO₂ you get back from each home day.
Flexible work request letter
Draft a persuasive, trial-based request to your manager.
Freelance rate calculator
Work back from the income you need to an hourly and day rate.
Four-day week calculator
Compare 100-80-100, compressed, 9/80 and pro-rata models.
Hybrid schedule planner
Plot your team's week and find the best anchor day.
Time-zone overlap finder
See the shared working hours across up to four locations.
Flex policy builder
Generate a complete flexible work policy for your company.
Hiring? Reach people who want to work this way.
Candidates on Flex.Work choose their arrangement before they apply, so the people who reach you already want the role as you’ve designed it.
How hiring works
- Tell us the role and its exact flexibility: days, hours, location rules, pay.
- We publish and promote it to matched talent-network members and the Flex Brief.
- You receive applicants who have already chosen that arrangement.
Guides
Practical, plain-language guides for people seeking flexibility and the teams offering it.
Workers
What is flexible work? The eight arrangements explained
Remote, hybrid, flexitime, compressed hours, four-day weeks, part-time, job-sharing and freelance work — what each means, who it suits and what to ask for.
Workers
How to ask for flexible work (and get a yes)
A step-by-step method for requesting remote, hybrid, compressed or part-time work — with a script, a trial plan and answers to the objections managers raise.
Workers
Remote job scams: 14 warning signs and how to verify an employer
Fake remote jobs are a growing problem. Learn the red flags, how to check a company is real, and what to do if you've been targeted.
Employers
Hybrid work schedules compared: which model actually works?
Fixed anchor days, minimum days, team-led and cohort schedules compared — with the trade-offs for collaboration, fairness and office costs.
Employers
The four-day work week: evidence, models and how to propose one
What pilots found, the 100-80-100 model versus compressed hours and 9/80s, and a practical plan for testing a four-day week in your team.
Workers
Freelancing starter guide: from first client to steady income
How to price, find clients, write proposals, handle contracts and manage irregular income when you start freelancing.
Watch: the case for flexible work
Talks from researchers and practitioners. Videos load only when you press play.
Remote work
The case for working from home
Nicholas Bloom, TEDxStanford
Four-day week
The case for a 4-day work week
Juliet Schor, TED
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What is flexible work?
Any arrangement that changes where, when or how much you work compared with a fixed five-day office week: remote and hybrid work, flexitime, compressed hours, four-day weeks, part-time, job-sharing and freelance or fractional work.
Is Flex.Work a job board?
Flex.Work is a guide and matching service. The role explorer profiles flexible-friendly careers, and the free talent network matches you with employers who post flexible roles with us. We never charge job seekers.
How do I ask my employer for flexible work?
Put it in writing, lead with how the work will get done, and propose a time-limited trial with a review date. Our free request letter generator builds the whole request for you.
How can I tell if a remote job is a scam?
Be wary of jobs that pay to chat-only interviews, ask you to buy equipment upfront, request ID or bank details before an offer, or pay unusually well for simple tasks. Our scam guide lists the warning signs and how to verify an employer.
Do four-day weeks really work?
Published pilots report that most companies kept the model afterwards. In the UK pilot, 89% of firms were still running a four-day week a year on. Results depend on redesigning work, not just removing a day.
Is Flex.Work free?
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