Best Practices Employers Should Keep in Mind When Bringing Employees Back to the Office

In an interview with SHRM, Marilyn Higdon offer insight into how employers should manage return-to-office policies. In some cases, employers may offer their staff alternative work arrangements. In those instances, Marilyn recommends that employers offer clear guidelines, including: The procedure for requesting and the qualifications required for an alternative work arrangement; clear employee responsibilities, including compliance with existing policies and procedures, and any procedures specific to the alternative arrangement like work hours and attendance, attendance at meetings, time-keeping, job performance, meal and rest periods, and overtime; any impact on leave and paid time off; use and misuse of company property, including any equipment that will be provided by the company and protection of proprietary company information; and reimbursement of expenses.

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