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- Date:
- 26 May 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Many employers that have introduced hybrid working arrangements are finding that employees who have worked remotely from overseas want to continue to do so. Employers may therefore have additional considerations when formulating any hybrid and return-to-work policies.
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- Date:
- 6 May 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Employers that are operating under a hybrid working model must ensure that their working arrangements are inclusive, including making reasonable adjustments to the model for disabled workers. We set out six examples of potential reasonable adjustments for hybrid workers.
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- Date:
- 27 April 2022
- Type:
- Case studies
The University of Manchester speaks to XpertHR about its pilot scheme to roll out hybrid working arrangements to almost 5,000 of its professional services staff.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at three successful employment tribunal claims brought over the mishandling of flexible working requests. We also examine two Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions on getting agreement from the employee to extend the three-month decision period and the requirement for a single mother to be available to work late shifts.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Long v British Gas Trading Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the selection for redundancy of a part-time employee who was the mother of young children was sex discrimination, less favourable treatment because of part-time working and an unfair dismissal.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect proposed reforms to flexible working in Northern Ireland in response to the "Good Jobs" Employment Rights Bill consultation.
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- Date:
- 29 March 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The pandemic has generated a greater appetite among employees for remote and/or hybrid working patterns. Consultant editor Darren Newman explores how employers can strike a balance between advocating a physical return to the workplace and satisfying staff who are pushing to spend more time working from home.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model letter to provide an update to employees following the implementation of the hybrid/blended working model.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model employee survey to gauge your staff's experiences following the adoption of the hybrid/blended working model.
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- Date:
- 22 March 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Hybrid meetings, where some participants are present and others join remotely, are now a fact of life in many workplaces. What can you do to ensure that hybrid meetings are effective?