New guidance on flexible working

Usefully, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development ('CIPD') has published practical guidance on hybrid working. CIPD: Hybrid Working Practical Guidance (3 December 2021)

The guidance suggests that you:

• define hybrid working in your business

• consider your strategic goals

• decide how to effectively recruit and manage hybrid workers

• ensure that your hybrid working policies and practice are inclusive to avoid any unintended consequences.

• train your managers to manage hybrid teams and support hybrid workers

• continue to listen to your employees as they describe their experiences

• remember that hybrid working is still evolving so adopt a flexible approach.