Our monthly employment law round up.

Third of workers would quit if required to return to the office full-time

Research showing how much the world of work has changed since the first lockdown has found that more than a third of employees would quit their jobs if required to return full-time to the office. However, as we move further away from the pandemic, employees desire to continue working flexibly seems to be becoming increasingly out of step with employers desire to have employees return to the office. Almost half of UK company leaders say they would prefer employees to be in the office more frequently. Demand for remote roles is also outstripping supply with the research finding that job postings for remote roles has fallen by 30% compared to last year.

Inflation and pandemic driving employee discussions on pay

A recent survey looking at the gender pay gap has found that over half of the UK employees surveyed do not think enough has been done to address the gender pay gap, and that nearly two thirds would be willing to publicly share their salary to benefit others knowledge of pay in their industry. Nearly two thirds of employees also said that inflation has made them more likely to discuss pay with colleagues, and over half say the pandemic has driven the same discussion. Two thirds of employees also said they would be more willing to work at a company that discloses gender pay gaps - something that all larger companies in the UK are required to do annually.

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