Hybrid working
Three in 10 miss out on learning while hybrid working
A survey finds 29% don’t receive training to support their professional development while working in a ‘hybrid’ environment.
Employees less worried about hybrid working than leaders
Almost four in 10 business leaders are worried about lack of management oversight as organisations move to hybrid working, compared with just 7% of employees.
Legislation must catch up with ‘huge shift in nature of work’
The growth of platform working, digital monitoring and ‘epresenteeism’ poses a significant risk for people's wellbeing in work, finds Lords inquiry.
ONS: Homeworkers did longer hours but took fewer sick days in 2020
Homeworkers did more overtime and worked more hours during 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Oven-Ready HR Reheated: Dave Ulrich, Peter Cheese and more
Oven-Ready HR Reheated brings a selection of the key moments from Season 1. The first of two compilation episodes revisits...
Furlough scheme may cause workplace divisions
Furloughed employees show significant reduction in wellbeing, personal confidence, job satisfaction and commitment to their employers, finds new research.
Workers seek vaccine before return to work
Almost three-quarters of workers in the UK would feel more comfortable returning to work if others around them are vaccinated...
Sustainability ‘should be factored into remote working decisions’
Employers must factor environmental impact into their decisions around hybrid working.
Give remote workers right to disconnect, urges union
According to Prospect, two-thirds of remote workers want to see a new “right to disconnect” enshrined in law.
Government in discussions about social distancing at work
Ministers are consulting with businesses around how they can bring employees back into offices en masse in a safe manner.
Nationwide Building Society: Why we decided staff could work from home
We now see almost daily announcements from companies allowing staff to work from home. But when an 180-year-old building society...
JP Morgan cuts office space and warns of Brexit relocation
Annual letter to shareholder reveals concerns over UK's future; Archbishop of Canterbury condemns Goldman Sachs over long hours.
1,200 HSBC employees to work permanently from home
HSBC acts on results of employee survey but nearly a third opt to work in offices at least some of the time.
Financial services workers call for flexibility
More than half of employees in financial services would like to see changes to their working week post-Covid, according to a survey.
Flexible working hubs to be offered to civil servants
A national network of ‘hybrid offices’ is to be set up for civil servants to allow them to work more flexibly.
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