Hybrid work

Study suggests hybrid workers are healthier

Hybrid workers take fewer sick days and make more time for healthcare, new research has revealed. We asked HR: are hybrid workers healthier?

HR Minds Summit 2025: What you missed from day one

HR magazine's editorial team is in Birmingham for the HR Minds Summit. Here's what we learned from day one, yesterday (5 February 2025).

Social inequalities reflected in hybrid work, ONS finds 

Access to hybrid working seems to reflect social inequalities, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests.

Amazon employees slate “non-data-driven” return to office mandate

Hundreds of Amazon employees have criticised the tech company’s decision to require employees return to the office five days a week from January 2025.

Forced return to work carries legal risks

Leaders who are considering mandating a full-time return to the office, inspired by Dell's move in the US, need to carefully navigate the legal risks.

Law firm cracks down on home workers

Slaughter and May, a leading City law firm, set out stricter plans to monitor office attendance in an email to employees.

Is three the magic number for in-office working?

Google, Meta, HSBC and Amazon have all made headlines over the summer for mandating workers return to the office for at least three days a week, but what evidence is there to support three days as the...

HSBC downsizes London HQ – but the office isn’t dead yet

HSBC has decided to leave its headquarters in Canary Wharf for a smaller office in central London, sparking a discussion on the future role of in-person working.

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Hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 80%

New research has found hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 80% in cities across the UK.

It’s not where you work that matters now, but how

Where we work may now be less of an issue than it was – but it’s still contentious. So what five areas do we need to urgently address to make this new world of work really deliver?

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International study on hybrid working seeks HR input

A new three-year investigation into the impact of hybrid working has been launched by employee experience analyst Leesman.

Keep HR on brand by changing with the times: Carol-Ann White, Landor & Fitch

Heading up a small but powerful people team, Landor & Fitch's HR director reveals to Jo Gallacher the secrets of her success, most recently in scoring twice at the HR Excellence Awards.