Working in an office will never be the same again. As we move towards what is hoped to be the end of the pandemic, and with the vaccination programme well established, now is the time for employers to consider what their agile working arrangements will be post-COVID. Our multi-disciplinary team of experts can guide you through considerations such as:

• What lessons have been learnt from the past year and how can you capitalise on these to best position your business for success?
• What arrangements do your employees want post-COVID? Will there be a strong demand for flexibility?
• Do you need to survey employees to find out?
• How do you want to position yourself in the market as an employer?
• How will you supervise and develop people in a hybrid working environment?
• What are the employment law, data protection, health and safety and regulatory considerations in the countries where you employ people?
• How will you document the new policy?
• What bearing do real estate costs have on these decisions?
• What IT will you need to operate effectively with these new arrangements in place?

We have experience of advising clients on the implementation of global agile working policies across multiple jurisdictions, working closely with our colleagues in the relevant countries. We also have experience gained from designing and implementing our own market-leading agile working arrangements.

COVID-19 and the Workplace 

Getting ready for the return to the workplace

Wednesday 28 April 2021 | 9.30am - 10.30am

The second session in our mini-series will explore the issues facing employers as they plan to re-open workplaces or allow more employees to return to open workplaces. In particular, we will discuss:

• how to engineer a smooth transition from home working back to the office;
• the longer-term impacts of, and trends brought about by, the pandemic; and
• future changes and challenges as the pandemic evolves.

The webinar will be followed by a Q&A session with our speakers and the chance to hear the views of your fellow attendees.

International Remote Working Brochure

COVID-19 has undoubtedly changed the way we work for good. While many employers have some form of remote working policy in place that pre-dates the pandemic, wider movement in this direction has been accelerated. As an increasing number of employees are granted the flexibility to work from home, it is inevitable that some will ask "does home have to be in the UK?".

Click here to download our guide to international remote working, in which we walk you through the risks to consider before implementing an international remote working policy, or deciding an individual request.