working from home – Law Journals

Working from home: Are pay cuts lawful?

Martin Williams examines the legal and practical risks of cutting pay for staff who work remotely Taking money away from an employee who has proven that they can work remotely is not conducive to a positive employment relationship. The continuing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is hard to underestimate. The numbers of those infected and …

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Secondary employment: What to do if an employee is working another job

Neha Thethi discusses the legal and practical issues to consider when an employee is working two jobs If an employer discovers that a member of staff is doing a second job, it should check their contract of employment before taking any action. Since the start of the pandemic, growing numbers of employees have seen an …

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Hybrid working: How to manage the risks of proximity bias

Favouring those employees who spend the most time in the office could result in legal claims from hybrid workers, warns Helen Corden Due to proximity bias, a manager may develop a practice of allocating work to individuals who are physically present in the office as opposed to those working at home. Companies around the world …

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Contract variations: Can you pay staff less for working remotely?

David Jepps explores whether UK employers can cut the pay of employees who continue to work from home A pay cut is treated as a deduction and if employers unilaterally reduce pay, employees can make unlawful deductions claims to an employment tribunal. As Covid-19 restrictions continue to be reduced and the effects of the pandemic …

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Flexible working: Managing the transition to a remote or hybrid workforce

Tim Spillane, Rachael Cage and Alice Peet discuss the legal and practical issues employers need to consider when introducing hybrid home/office working Three quarters of surveyed employers said that their businesses needed a greater understanding of the application and limitations of employment law when it comes to managing a remote workforce. Over the past 14 …

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Covid-19: ‘Serious and imminent danger’ and the return to work

Beth Hale and Naomi Latham discuss how to prepare for a return to the office in light of the government’s latest Covid-19 guidance and a recent decision on employees’ right to refuse to attend work on health and safety grounds Employers will need to consider the impact of vaccination and any vaccine certification programme, as …

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