After a law firm revealed it would reduce salaries for employees who opted to work from home full time, People Management looks at the risks of employing such a policy
A company’s decision to offer staff the option to work fully remotely at the cost of a pay cut has been criticised by experts.
Law firm Stephenson Harwood told employees they could work from home permanently, but that if they did so their wage would be deducted by 20 per cent. The policy was extended to all staff, including lawyers, below partner level.
“We have a hybrid working policy which we believe strikes the right balance, with our people having the option to work remotely for up to two days a week and salaries remain the same,” a spokesperson for the firm told People Management.
“We made a ‘work from anywhere’ model successful after Covid”
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The spokesperson added that the firm recruited outside London during the pandemic and, as a result, offered different packages to those compared to employees who regularly work from the office in London. The new policy opens full remote working to everyone.
However, it has been reported that only a small number of staff opted to work fully remotely, and none are trainee or junior lawyers, with experts saying this is no surprise.
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