Employment Rights Bill causes remote working to grow again

With previous reports showing remote working becoming less popular among employers, new data shows a reversal of the downward trend.

Since the start of the year, figures revealed a consistent month-on-month fall in remote job postings, however, from October, remote working has bounced back – immediately after the Employment Rights Bill came into force.

Global integrated talent solutions provider, WilsonHCG, suggests that this is no coincidence.

Janine Chidlow, Managing Director EMEA at WilsonHCG, explained, “The Employment Rights Bill has brought with it the reversal of the downward trend in remote job roles that has persisted this year.

“The return to the office debate rages on, but the Bill has clearly had an impact as we’ve seen an increase in the proportion of new positions that include access to remote and flexible working. It remains to be seen what the longer-term impact will be but the initial response has been interesting and suggests many employers are already adapting to this new environment.”

“And with skills shortages raging on and candidates still very much in the driving seat, it may well be that this uptick in flexible working is further bolstered out of simple necessity.”

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