Ben Smith says flexible working as default in the UK gives employees a lot more bargaining power because employers will have to pass a much higher threshold to refuse flexible working. (Subscription required)
Alka Ramchandani-Raj says a proposed OSHA rule would direct OSHA inspectors to request to see an employer’s written heat plan as part of construction site inspections on days the temperature has reached the rule’s trigger point. (Subscription required)
Sarah Bryan Fask says a long-awaited final rule from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. describing interest rate assumption requirements for employers who pull out of multiemployer pension plans would be “very significant.” (Subscription required)
Sophie Vanhegan says employers must continue to shift culture and workplace dynamics to encourage greater awareness of and support for mental health matters.
