You may be turning your mind to how to best manage holiday requests from staff, bearing in mind that many organisations’ holiday year ends on 31 December. Staff may have taken less holiday this year than normal due to the lock down earlier in the year, being on furlough or possibly not manging to go on the holiday they would have liked. They may, therefore, have more holiday than usual left to take.
Set out in this article are Jones Chase’s top 5 tips for managing workers’ holiday successfully.

The Covid-19 pandemic imposed unprecedented changes for both employers and employees alike over the last two years and, following the official cessation of lockdown this summer, thousands of people are now returning to the official workplace to perform their jobs.

There has been a lot of talk recently about the negatives of returning to office, and this article by Domonic Lyons will look at the situation from an alternative perspective and focus on the positives.

There has been a lot of press and attention lately on the topic of companies requiring their employees to come back to the office and whether employers will be offering hybrid working going forward.

But what damage may it cause to a company’s culture and a collegiate team spirit, and does hybrid working suit everyone?

Domonic has now been with the firm just over a month. As a law firm that has strong, people-focussed values, we are always keen to know how our team members are doing. Read Dom’s blog on how he has settled in and what he has learned as a paralegal in his first month at Jones Chase