Hybrid 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.
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.
The Office of Tax Simplification has launched a consultation into the tax status of remote and hybrid workers.
News: HR and legal information and guidance relating to hybrid working.