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Boundaries | Working remotely from a cricket ground? Employers face a new trust test
Will working from a live sporting venue boost wellbeing and flexibility, or risk...
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'Better outcomes' | John Lewis urges staff back to office as hybrid working expectations tighten
John Lewis has told head office staff to spend more time working in person as it...
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Remote red tape | Government eyes legal shift to make flexible working the default in UK workplaces
New Government proposals could make it harder for employers to refuse requests for...
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'Microshifting' | 1 in 3 managers quietly allow their staff to work from home
New research suggests a growing disconnect between formal workplace policies and...
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'Not logged on' | WFH employee caught lying about working hours was fairly sacked
An employee falsified her timesheets by at least 53 hours...
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Same hours, 3 cheques | Solicitor struck off for working three jobs from home
A solicitor has been struck off after misleading three separate law firms about her...
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£30k tribunal | Employee forced out for working from home to supervise gardener
HR questioned a senior worker's priorities after choosing to work from home to oversee...
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WFH study | Remote working fails to spread jobs more evenly across UK - report finds
Hopes that working from home would help struggling UK regions attract high-skilled...
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Tight squeeze | HSBC facing major desk shortage at new London HQ
HSBC could face a major headache when relocating its London HQ, with projections...
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'You must stay at home' | How the COVID lockdown changed HR for better and worse
Five years ago, HR leaders scrambled to adapt to a new way of working. What lessons...
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Remote row | London-based manager unfairly sacked after Cornwall WFH dispute
Worker 'misled' bosses over WFH but firm ran flawed investigation, tribunal...
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'Structural bias' | Racial disparities in WFH raise concerns about equity of return-to-office mandates, study finds
Racial disparities in WFH raise concerns that RTO mandates will not be enforced equitably,...
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Finland or Whitehall | Border watchdog WFH controversy - a remote work debate or misplaced outrage?
Tensions over remote work aren't going away anytime soon...
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'Competitive advantage' | Citigroup commits to hybrid working amid rivals' RTO push
CEO vows the bank will continue its hybrid policy...
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Remote row | Worker unfairly dismissed after request to WFH from Pakistan
A software developer was unfairly dismissed after her employer refused to accommodate...
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'Zoom culture' | Alan Sugar says workers must 'get their bums back into the office'
Lord Alan Sugar has waded into the debate on remote working once more, saying young...
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'Not proper work'? | HR should challenge CEOs on their anti-WFH stance
The debate over remote work has resurfaced once again, and HR leaders must push back...
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'Not proper work' | WFH has set UK back 20 years, says ex-Asda, M&S boss
The former boss of Asda and M&S says WFH is not "proper work” and has set the UK's...
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'Reasonable & justified' | WFH employee's complaint over office attendance dismissed
An employer was within its rights to ask a fully-remote worker to attend the company...
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'Developing our people' | Santander says office working 'vital' as new hybrid mandate imposed
Introducing an in-office quota, the high street bank says face-to-face collaboration...
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