A staff member at London-based law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has been told that requests for work from home after the pandemic would be accompanied by a significant pay cut, according to The Guardian. According to the newspaper, the new salary rules are coming for existing employees who are looking for a full-time position at a distance. Staff are already able to work from home two days a week as part of the company’s hybrid work policy.
Read more: Future of Work – Many jobs could remain in the “hybrid” model in the future, experts say
An employee at the company told Law.com that during the pandemic, Stephenson Harwood hired lawyers based elsewhere in the UK to raise funds. These people, according to the source, were hired at a lower salary by the London staff, as they did not have to face the cost of moving to London. The story goes on under the ad “Like so many companies, we value being together in the office regularly, and we can also offer our people flexibility,” a company spokesman told Legalcheek.com. “For the vast majority of our people – and the candidates we speak to – our hybrid labor policy works well.” Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been much discussion about the pros and cons of working from home. 9:12 Higher pay, flexible working hours and benefits: Employers need to be creative to compete for talent Higher pay, flexible working hours and benefits: Employers need to be creative to compete for talent – April 23, 2022 Some say they are more productive at home and love the lack of mobility, which allows them to start earlier and stay later. Others find it difficult to stay focused on a home office and lose personal interaction with their coworkers. Stephenson Harwood told BBC News that from now on they will continue to offer the option of working from home to new employees, but those who receive it will be offered the lowest pay. Trending Stories
Elon Musk is making big plans to transform Twitter. Here is what we know so far Researchers: New eye scan app could test people for Alzheimer’s, ADHD
The story goes on under the ad The company told the BBC that not many people expected to choose a full-time distance job.
Read more: Traditional workplaces shift to modified settings after COVID-19 pandemic
Global News spoke to several employment experts earlier this year, who said many workers were looking for more flexible work arrangements since the COVID-19 pandemic forced workers to stay home. Jim Stanford, an economist and director of the Center for Future Work, told Global News that a third of Canadians were forced into a home office when the pandemic struck. “It was great for them,” Stanford said. 1:39 Suiting up: Workwear company returns to a world of work from home Previous video Next video The story goes on under the ad “They could keep their jobs, they could keep their incomes, they did not have to go out and dare to take COVID to work or the bus to work or whatever.” Dean Jesuvant, vice president of Hays Specialist Recruitment, told Global News that there is generally an adoption of the hybrid model work style with most companies finding a slight drop in productivity and in some cases a more productive work environment. However, a hybrid model is not without its challenges.
Read more: Workplace culture needs to adapt again as employees return to the office
“I believe the only thing that should be noted, although όπως factors such as culture and cooperation, the 60 percent of Canadian staff across the board say that ethics and corporate culture is a huge challenge in a remote environment.” said Jesuvant. Of the 1,600 respondents, 55 percent said they would be less likely to get a new job if they were asked to work full-time in the office. Only 12 percent were in favor of full-time physical work. The story goes on under the ad – with archives from Global News’ Don Mitchell 2:33 Pandemic Accelerates Work From Home Previous Video Next Video © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
