Clarification on smart working comms…

On 31^st July the company issued a communication to all People Leaders on Smart Working. The message within was to be cascaded to all employees.

Unfortunately it appears that this has not have been the case with a number of employees not hearing the message.

Further in a number of cases when Leaders have cascaded the message they have done so incorrectly, having misunderstood the contents.

To help clarify matters, the message from the UK&I Leadership Team was:

1. The current expectation of 40% (two day) office attendance remains in place.
2. The ‘majority of time’ rule, averaged over 12 months, which was to come into place from 1^st September, is now not happening.
3. At some point in the future, when all sites have the capacity to accommodate it, the expectation will move to an average of 60% (three day) office attendance (the period attendance will be averaged over a period to be confirmed).

Hopefully this helps alleviate any confusion, if you have any questions regarding the above, please speak to your local union rep.