HR for Hybrid Working – How to Adapt People Practices to Support Employees and the Organization: How to Adapt People Practices to Support Employees and the Organization

Gary Cookson is the Founder and Director of EPIC, a consultancy where he helps clients to improve workplace performance. Based in Cheshire, UK, he has more than 20 years' experience in both strategic and operational HR, Learning and Development (L&D) and Organization Development (OD) roles in the public, private and voluntary sectors. He is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development), a Fellow of the LPI (Learning and Performance Institute) and a qualified coach.

Section - PART ONE: The world we came from; Chapter - 01: Where we came from; Chapter - 02: When the going got tough, the tough got going; Chapter - 03: The new normal?; Chapter - 04: A word about technology; Section - PART TWO: The world we are in; Chapter - 05: Hellos and goodbyes; Chapter - 06: Formalities; Chapter - 07: Employee relations; Chapter - 08: Safe spaces-wellbeing; Chapter - 09: Safe spaces-inclusion and belonging; Chapter - 10: Learning and development; Section - PART THREE: The world we are headed to; Chapter - 11: Spaces and places; Chapter - 12: People professionals in the future; Chapter - 13: References;

Many employees are looking for a mix of remote and office working. How can HR professionals adapt policies and practices to ensure hybrid working is effective for the workforce and the business?

HR for Hybrid Working covers everything that people professionals need to succeed in a hybrid working model and manage the transition to this new way of working. It shows why and how contractual documents, policies, pay and reward terms need to change, how to manage changing employee expectations and how to assess and communicate to staff what work can be done partially remotely and manage the impact on company culture. There is also insight on how to adapt learning and development (L&D) and wellbeing activities to ensure they support employee development.

Alongside expert guidance on how to assess what technology solutions are right for the business, HR for Hybrid Working explains how to manage inductions and exits from the organization when the location of employees is changeable. Packed full of advice, examples and case studies, this book also provides a dedicated section on the new skills needed by HR professionals as organizational roles, structures and processes change in a hybrid working model.