Flexible working
A woman has lost her claim for unfair dismissal and breach of contract to an employment tribunal after she was sacked for working remotely from France.
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, and not the sole cause. The landmark ruling could have far-reaching implications for the application of legal protections for part-time workers, according to lawyers.
Despite a rise in return-to-office mandates, the majority of UK hybrid workers still only go into the office three (41%) or four (27%) days a week, a poll has argued.
Younger workers who started work after the pandemic expect to be paid more to work in the office full time, according to a study by BSI and think-tank ResPublica.
Lord Stuart Rose, former boss of Asda and Marks & Spencer, has decried working from home as "not doing proper work".
Two in three (64%) professional service firms have stopped advertising fully remote roles, while nearly one in four (23%) have increased employee office days in the past 12 months.
Downing Street has commented on the government's plans to introduce a 'right to switch off' adding that it could boost productivity by allowing people time to rest.
More than half of employees would be tempted to take a job at a different organisation if it offered a four-day working week, but employers are concerned about its impact on operations and productivity, a survey has revealed.
New analysis has shown that 1.4 million people face the 'double jeopardy' of working in severely insecure jobs while living in privately rented accommodation.
Almost every organisation that took part in the UK trial of a four-day week (92%) has decided to continue with a shorter working week, after the pilot saw a reduction in burnout, anxiety, fatigue and sickness absence.
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