Working from home
All employees with 26 weeks' service have the right to request a change to their hours, timing or location of work. Flexible working can improve productivity but it brings with it various issues for employers. Here we highlight our latest flexible working content, including guidance on how to handle flexible working requests, including content on working from home.
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.
Employees look to avoid snooping employers
About a quarter of UK employers (24%) said they would leave their job if they felt their privacy was being invaded.
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.
Ramadan in the workplace: top tips for employers
Ashok Kanani provides a four-point checklist for employers on how to support employees observing religious festivals.
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.
Goldman Sachs commits to office return with new Birmingham hub
Goldman Sachs is to open a new office in Birmingham this year, which will initially serve as a tech hub.
What does the future hold for the ‘London weighting’?
There has been something of an exodus of people moving outside the capital and other major conurbations. What does this mean for regional pay allowances?
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...
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