Hybrid Working – How Prepared Are You?

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A recent survey found that 65% of employees expect to work from home at least two days a week, while 31% believe that a return to five-day office working will not happen until 2022, if at all.

What Can Employers Do?

  • Consider how to better plan your ‘future workplace’.
  • Review the ways you can help and support remote workers.
  • Engage with your workforce to find out their views on working arrangements and plans for the future.

Hybrid working is a feature for our workplaces certainly for the foreseeable future. To discuss your plans and get advice, contact Sarah Martin in our team on 07799 136091 to find out how we can help you.

Menopause in the Workplace

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With World Menopause Day last month, and the continued press coverage, Menopause at work remains a significant focus for employers.

Are Your Employees Supported Enough?

A recent poll found that of those individuals experiencing symptoms of the menopause:

  • 23% have left jobs due to symptoms
  • 1 in 5 said they were not given a pay rise or promotion
  • 13% said they had to go through a disciplinary procedure

All this was despite the fact that nearly all businesses polled (95%) recognised that symptoms negatively impacted on work.

What Can Employers Do?

  • Start the conversation – hold open forums, consultations, surveys.
  • Introduce a menopause support policy.
  • Train your line managers on how to support impacted employees.

We can support you on developing training and guidance materials, please contact Helen Couchman in our team on 07799 901669 to find out more.

The Future of Flexible Working

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As you know the Government has recently commissioned a consultation into Flexible Working.

This considers whether to broaden the current rules including:

  • allowing requests as a ‘day-one right’
  • placing the onus on employers to suggest alternatives
  • reforming the list of ‘fair’ reasons for rejecting a request 

In a recent poll, 77% of employers have had problems finding and keeping employees and nearly 58% of HR leaders think that increasing the availability of flexible working roles will help to resolve this deficit.

Are You Ready?

Whatever the consultation brings, now is the time to check you’re set up to meet any change.

  • Is your Flexible Working policy able to adapt to any proposed changes?
  • Could you consider rethinking your recruitment strategy to open up flexible working options?

Whatever your needs, we can help! Please get in touch with Sue Meehan-Boyes in our team on 07384 468797 to discuss further.