It shouldn’t take a global pandemic for firms to see the benefits of flexible working Flexible working: It shouldn't take a global pandemic to start News that the coronavirus outbreak has sparked the world’s biggest work-from-home experiment in China, alongside advice to Brits returning from Italy to “self-isolate”, will have been met with mixed reactions. Some will be delighted to avoid the risks to their own health and maximise their productive hours from the relative comfort of their own homes. [...]