Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments for employers
Recently there has been much talk of "quiet quitting" – it has followed on from "the great resignation" as the buzz topic for employers and employees; but what is it? and should you be concerned about it in your workplace?
In many ways, quiet quitting is part of the same movement as the great resignation – both are consequences of employees reassessing their work-life balance and taking steps to address it. The Covid-19 pandemic changed the world of work both in terms of where people carry out their work, through the increased prevalence of flexible and hybrid working, and in terms of the extent to which employees are prepared to sacrifice personal time and wellbeing to meet the demands of their role and any promotional or other career benchmarks and goals.
Quiet quitting might mean different things to different people and could be "not taking work too seriously", "prioritising wellbeing", "seeking a better work-life balance", "working to rule" or "doing no more than is needed" to avoid performance management or misconduct proceedings.
In most cases, quiet quitting is delivering what a contract requires, but not taking on additional work out of hours, tasks outside usual duties or generally going over and above what is required. There is a new wave of employees questioning whether doing more...
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