Shared input from employers and employees will be critical to any successful hybrid work model, advises Deirdre Malone, associate partner and head of employment law, EY Law Ireland.
She says employers are seeking advice on the legislation, old and new, which governs the choices many employers are currently already making. Can employers go into an employee’s home to carry out an ergonomic inspection?
What equipment should they provide for the employee and who pays for it? How do they manage travel and other expenses? What are the legal rights and responsibilities for employers and employees?
Here are Deirdre Malone’s responses to some key questions many employers and employees are currently asking around hybrid work models.
Q1. How can employers and employees share a positive engagement on the challenges around returning to the office?
Bringing people back to the office is much harder than sending them home two years ago. Employees are raising concerns about in-person interaction. The most frequent questions in the last two weeks are connected to masks and vaccines. Some people want to keep wearing masks, others don’t. Some don’t want to sit next to a person who hasn’t been vaccinated. It’s fraught with emotion and difficult for employers to keep everyone happy.
The key to a successful (and occupied) workplace is proactive engagement with employees and real collaboration on the return to office plan. Go slowly – phase the plan into operation to give people time to adjust....
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