{"id":177434,"date":"2022-10-19T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=177434"},"modified":"2022-10-26T05:48:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T04:48:17","slug":"good-employers-five-indicators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/good-employers-five-indicators\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Indicators of Good Employers in England"},"content":{"rendered":"

Employers in England owe substantial obligations to their employees. Even where certain obligations may not be strictly legal, best practice often dictates how employers ought to manage their workplace. Good employers tend to embrace these obligations by exceeding what is merely required of them. The effect is almost always creating a more efficient, productive, and happy workplace. This translates to higher rates of employee retention and profitability. Likewise, you greatly reduce the risk of facing employment disputes and employment tribunal claims. <\/span>This article will cover five key markers of a good employer, while also outlining important legal obligations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Flexibility<\/span><\/h2>\n

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the way we work has changed. Often out of necessity, employers had to adapt to lockdowns by implementing remote work systems. Since then, a consensus among employees has emerged: remote work is often preferable to commuting to the office every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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While many employers lament that remote working means they have less oversight over their employees on a daily basis, the statistics suggest that remote working actually increases productivity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of course, there are important reasons why employees should not work entirely from home. However, businesses that require five days in the office out of inflexible principle now report difficulties recruiting and retaining staff. On the other hand, employers that offer workers <\/span>flexible alternatives<\/span><\/a> to full-time office work report higher levels of staff satisfaction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Flexibility here can amount to other solutions aside from working from home. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n