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- Type:
- Policies and documents
A model HR letter outlining flexibility for employees with caring responsibilities who are working from home during the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19).
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- Date:
- 9 April 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
In the first in a series of posts about living and working at home, dealing with the challenges and conflicts that may occur, Professor Binna Kandola finds that the "capsule environment" can be a positive experience, one we will look back on with pride.
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- Date:
- 8 April 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
With the UK entering its third week of lockdown, the majority of the workforce continues to work from home. However, there still remains numerous challenges with this almost-overnight switch to remote working.
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- Type:
- How to
Updated to reflect changes in entitlement to a written statement of employment particulars, effective from 6 April 2020.
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- Type:
- How to
Updated to reflect that the holiday pay reference period has changed for workers without normal working hours, effective from 6 April 2020.
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- Type:
- Quick reference
Updated to reflect an increase in the cap on a week's pay, with effect from 6 April 2020.
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- Date:
- 24 March 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
With schools potentially out for summer, the practical challenges of managing a remote workforce and supporting managers to deal with their own teams have just got even more difficult. From dropped video calls to managing expectations around working with children at home, how can HR professionals cope?
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- Date:
- 20 March 2020
- Type:
- News
Acas has published new best practice guidance on working from home as more employers ask staff to avoid workplaces amid growing coronavirus concerns.
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- Date:
- 19 March 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
We set out some possible scenarios related to absence and attendance that HR professionals may face during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, and explain how they could tackle them. Additional scenarios (added on 19 March) now cover an employee being unable to work because their child's school has closed or an elderly relative has fallen ill, and an employee due to return to work has been stranded abroad.
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- Date:
- 10 March 2020
- Type:
- Case studies
The Metropolitan Police Service talks to XpertHR about its women returner programme, which is encouraging female police officers to return to the force after a career break.
