Hybrid headaches | Flexible working - is it still working?

In a recent survey by the CIPD, it was revealed 83% of organisations have hybrid working in place. Yet despite this, less than half feel comfortable requesting a formal flexible working pattern.

Kimberley Clayton, Solicitor at Ellisons Solicitors, who advises many employers on their flexible working duties, gives key insight into what employers need to consider...

What's the background?

According to latest figures, 83% of organisations have hybrid working in place - 45% have a formal policy, 24% take an informal approach, and 13% are developing policies through learning/trialling.

Hybrid workers divide their working time between home (or another remote location) and their place of work. This differs from homeworkers who work exclusively at home. In 2022, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) published findings of a hybrid working survey and 60% of employers surveyed had seen hybrid working increase following the COVID-19 pandemic, and 52% had seen an increase in staff working from home full-time.