Is it time for employees to have a legal right to work from home?

The coronavirus pandemic has certainly shifted expectations as to what can be achieved when working from home.

Forty days in lockdown: workers' stories

Today is the UK’s 40th day in lockdown and to mark the occasion researchers from the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow have created a resource of 40 stories about working life...

Legal-ease: Managing your workforce and organisational demand during COVID-19

COVID- 19 is presenting a global challenge on a scale that has not been seen in a generation. The effect on business has already been seismic.

HR warned to look out for signs of domestic violence during remote working

HR leaders have been warned that remote working may see a rise in domestic abuse cases after calls to the National Domestic Abuse helpline saw a 25% increase since the lockdown began.

Case Study: How Birchwood Park attracts new talent

Opened at the turn of the millennium, Birchwood Park is a thriving business district on the outskirts of Warrington.

HR concern over health issues in remote workers

HR professionals are concerned that physical fitness in workers has reduced since working from home became mandatory for non-essential workers in the UK

HR must build psychological safety so employees feel safe speaking up

As an HR professional, you have no doubt noticed that the concept of psychological safety has hit the mainstream.

Remote working putting strain on workers’ personal relationships

A survey of 3,800 people in the UK has found self-isolation is affecting personal relationships while remote working

Seven in 10 teachers suffering with burnout

Seventy per cent of teaching professionals have admitted to feeling drained after work, according to Hays

Work commute could contribute to gender pay gap

Women are more likely to leave their jobs as a result of their commute to work

Why technology must play an altruistic role in the future of work

When technology is integrated favourably for all, rather than used to monitor and control, everyone wins

Younger workers checking emails every hour outside work

The proportion of young workers using their smartphone for business purposes outside of working hours almost doubled between 2018 and 2019, according to Deloitte’s Mobile Consumer Survey