Legal considerations and liabilities for employers with employees working both at home and in the office
In a post-pandemic workplace, many employees want the flexibility of a “hybrid” remote work arrangement that enables them to work from home for at least part of the work week. In fact, a KPMG in Canada survey found that over three quarters (77 percent) of Canadians want to be able to work both in the office and remotely. A further 71 per cent believe the hybrid office should be the standard model for all organizations. Nonetheless, an even higher number of Canadians (81 percent) worry about how their employer will handle this ‘reboot’ of the workplace.
