Amid rising energy prices, some home and hybrid workers are heading back to their workplaces to save on domestic heating costs over the autumn/winter. If an employee is a home or hybrid worker, can
they insist on temporarily returning to the office?
Published 06.10.2022
Where an employee has submitted a request for flexible working, you may wish to test their proposed flexible working arrangement on a trial basis first before you make a final decision. How can you
go about doing this?
Published 01.03.2023
The government is pursuing its employment law reform programme by supporting two further Private Members’ Bills. What do they say?
Published 13.12.2022
An employee is permitted to request a temporary flexible working arrangement, rather than a permanent one, and it’s open to you to consent to this. What should you cover in your agreement?
Published 25.01.2023
All employees with at least 26 weeks’ continuous employment have the statutory right to make a request for flexible working. If an employee submits such a request, what practical issues should you
consider when dealing with it?
Published 13.12.2017
If you’re now receiving requests from office-based employees for permanent homeworking arrangements, can you simply defer them until you have a clearer picture of your post-pandemic needs and, if
not, what’s your other option?
Published 03.11.2020
If your employees have been successfully homeworking, you might now decide you want to cut back on office space and make that temporary arrangement permanent. Can you do this without employee
consent?
Published 14.01.2021
Where employees are homeworking for some or all of their working week, you still have a statutory duty to ensure their health, safety and welfare at work. What are your obligations here?
Published 24.03.2022
If you’re in the process of implementing long term or permanent homeworking arrangements for staff, one issue to consider is the provision or funding of equipment and facilities for homeworking. Are
you legally obliged to provide this?
Published 29.09.2021
The government has issued a consultation containing proposals to reform the statutory right to request flexible working. What’s being considered?
Published 12.10.2021