Our latest Employment Law Coffee Break looks at the latest legal and practical developments impacting UK employers, including HR and the decarbonisation transition, Covid-19 update, grievances, and pensions and TUPE issues.
'Green jobs' and 'green HR': the decarbonisation transition from a workforce perspective
At the end of 2021, we held a webinar looking at the role of HR, as employers help meet the UK's ambitious environmental net-zero commitments from a workforce perspective, through the transition to "green jobs" and "green HR". In this insight, we look at how HR can help drive the green job transition. (You can also listen to our webinar.)
Green jobs and HR are among the many challenges employers are tackling as the world of work adapts. We also take a look at this and other issues on employers' agendas for 2022.
Covid-19 update
With Plan B ending in England, we are now seeing many clients looking at their return-to-office plans for employees who have been working from home in line with government guidance. Many businesses are now well prepared with return-to-work plans previously actioned. The government's guidance for office working has been updated; it confirms that return to work arrangements should be reflected in health and safety risk assessments and reminds employers of the importance of remaining sensitive to individual concerns, with "extra consideration" given "to people at higher risk of severe illness from Covid-19, and to workers facing mental and...
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