Hybrid working

This subtopic 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 home working, where the worker works entirely from home, although some employers have had partial homeworking arrangements in place for some time.

The concept of hybrid working emerged from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, during which many employees have been working entirely, or primarily, from home, and it is envisaged that employees will continue to work for part of the time at home, while returning to their workplaces for the remainder.

Hybrid working

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

  1. the background to the emergence of hybrid working as a concept

  2. issues for the employer to consider when deciding its hybrid working strategy, and

  3. practical steps for the employer to take to implement

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