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- Type:
- Policies and procedures
Updated to include additional information on forthcoming reforms introduced in the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023.
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- Date:
- 12 May 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
How should HR implement hybrid working effectively? We talk to housing provider and XpertHR customer Orbit about how it has implemented its "WorkSmart" programme for 850 employees, and how it plans to continue this beyond the pandemic.
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- Type:
- Policies and procedures
A model policy to set out your organisation's approach to hybrid/blended working, when moving to this way of working.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model employee survey to gauge your staff's attitude to, and appetite for, a move to the hybrid/blended working model.
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- Date:
- 26 April 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The scale and duration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the enforced shift to home-based working has led many organisations to think about the future of the workplace and a move towards a hybrid or blended working model. Gemma Dale takes us through six areas for HR to consider as part of its planning process.
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- Date:
- 22 March 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Lockdown has brought many challenges for employers and employees alike - not least those who have had to juggle their day-to-day work with home schooling a child or caring for another dependant. Graham Brown takes a look at ways in which employers can help support working carers and parents.
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- Date:
- 18 March 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
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.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
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.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
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.
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- Date:
- 3 February 2021
- Type:
- Case studies
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.