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The CIPP's Quick Poll: More employers are making a return to the standard workplace mandatory as opposed to optional 20 July 2020 To reflect the fact that, as lockdown gradually eases, more and more employers are beginning to bring employees back into their ordinary workplaces, the CIPP’s Policy and Research team wanted to gauge the basis on which this return was being actioned. There are still employees who are concerned about the risks posed by coronavirus as they return to their standard place of work, particularly those who have to commute using public transport. In response to this, on our News Online page, we posed the question, “Is your employer treating a return to the workplace as being….?”
Dependent on individual circumstances: 32% Compulsory: 24% No intentions to return to the workplace, and work will be performed remotely: 18% Optional: 13% Nothing confirmed as yet: 13%
The most popular response highlighted the fact that the return to the workplace was being actioned with considerations based on the individual circumstances of employees, meaning that some employees were being bought back into the normal workplace, whereas others would still remain on furlough, or continue to work remotely.
The remaining results were mixed, but more respondents confirmed that the return was being treated as a compulsory move at 24%, with only 13% stating that the return was optional.
In line with many news reports that have been published over the past few weeks and months, the results of the Quick Poll do suggest that significantly higher numbers of staff could continue to work remotely on a permanent basis, as 18% selected this option.
13% revealed that nothing had been confirmed at the time of their response to the Quick Poll, and that they were still awaiting news on their employer’s plans for the future.
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Last chance to complete the CIPP’s survey: the challenges of furlough at the frontline 21 July 2020
Everyone has an experience to share about life during lock down - personal, professional, health, happiness, and horrors - the CIPP Policy and Research team want to hear yours.
There is a pre-conception by many that processing pay, pensions and reward, simply requires the pressing of a button. However, we know already that many of those misconceptions have dramatically changed already due to the impact of COVID-19.
Recognised as key workers, the payroll profession, across all sectors and in all service lines, have successfully overcome many difficulties to keep the UK workforce paid, during the coronavirus pandemic.
Many payroll teams are now working remotely and are facing a daily juggle to comply with the latest legislative changes, as well as ensuring that ‘business as usual’ tasks and processes continue. What would normally be classed as standard tasks, such as entering a new employee onto a system, for many, have required significant changes to
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