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Flexible working

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  • Date:
    18 March 2021
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: The future of the workplace

    Gemma Dale, HR professional and coach and lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, discusses what we have learned as a result of mass homeworking and how we can use this learning to shape future plans and working patterns for the workplace.

  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Letter inviting employee to meeting to discuss move to hybrid working

    A model letter to invite an employee to a meeting to discuss a potential permanent move to hybrid/blended working. For example, your organisation could seek to agree with the employee to split their time between working from home and attending the workplace, or to build increased flexibility into the employee's working location.

  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Letter to employee confirming move to hybrid working

    A model letter to confirm a permanent move to hybrid/blended working. For example, your organisation could have agreed with the employee to split their time between working at home and attendance at the workplace, or to build increased flexibility into the employee's working location.

  • Date:
    10 February 2021
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: HR, the pandemic and the future of the workplace

    Gemma Dale, HR professional and lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, joins us to talk about the crucial role HR has played in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and the future of the workplace.

  • Date:
    3 February 2021
    Type:
    Case studies

    How Orbit Group introduced a "post-pandemic" homeworking programme for 850 employees

    Orbit Group talks to XpertHR about WorkSmart, a programme to allow staff to continue to work from home even when there are no coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in place.

  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Letter notifying employee of outcome of request to return from adoption leave on part-time basis

    A model letter to inform an employee of the outcome of request to return to work on a part-time basis following adoption leave.

  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Letter notifying employee of outcome of request to return from maternity leave on part-time basis

    A model letter to inform an employee of the outcome of their request to return to work on a part-time basis following maternity leave.

  • Date:
    8 January 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Is remote working here to stay?

    Nick Martindale investigates the long-term changes to working patterns and the future of the workplace following the changes brought on by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

  • Date:
    29 September 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    A return to working from home - five things for HR to consider

    Latest announcements from the UK Government on managing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic include recommending employees should once again work from home and new measures to subsidise wages. Graham Brown looks at the implications of these new announcements for employers and how HR can ensure they and their organisations are well prepared for the possible introduction of further strict lockdowns at a local or national level.

  • Date:
    31 July 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Supporting neurodivergent staff in the post-lockdown workplace

    Matthew Trerise and Angela Armstrong discuss the challenges neurodivergent people may experience when returning to the workplace post-lockdown, with practical tips on reintegrating employees.