Hybrid working

Hybrid working

This Overview contains materials and commentary on, and analysis of, the employment issues that may arise in relation to hybrid working, sometimes known as agile working, where staff attend the workplace for part of their working time and work from home or elsewhere remotely for part of their working time. Hybrid working can be distinguished from pure homeworking, where the worker works entirely from home, although some employers have had partial homeworking arrangements in place for some time.

Practice Note: Hybrid working examines the legal and practical issues for an employer to consider in relation to hybrid working. The Practice Note considers:

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the background to the emergence of hybrid working as a concept
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issues for the employer to consider when deciding its hybrid working strategy, and
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practical steps for the employer to take to implement hybrid working

Hybrid working—checklist of issues to consider provides a checklist of the key considerations for the employer when deciding whether and how to introduce a hybrid working scheme.

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