Hybrid working
In Professional Services, we want to create a more flexible future for our people because we know that it can benefit us in our working and personal lives.
Following feedback from What Works? and other recent staff surveys, the University introduced a hybrid working pilot across Professional Services (PS). We are focusing initially on PS as we believe these are the teams that will experience the most change from moving to hybrid working arrangements.
Over the past few months, we have been developing our approach to hybrid working, refining a set of principles, and developing a detailed managers’ support to guide you on this journey to a new way of working.
All our leaders and managers will play a role in supporting the introduction of hybrid working in their teams and enabling our employees to work more flexibly according to their role and the needs of our University.
To find out more about hybrid working at the University of Manchester:
If you have any further questions on hybrid working please email hybrid@manchester.ac.uk.
Manager briefing sessions
Visit Staff Learning and Development to book a place at one of our sessions
If you have any further questions on hybrid working please email hybrid@manchester.ac.uk.
Flexible working champions
To support the introduction of hybrid working, we’ve recruited a network of over 100 flexible working champions across the organisation. Get in touch with your Senior Flexible Working Champion.
Hybrid team charters
Have a look through the following hybrid working team charters:
Finance Directorate Hybrid Team Charter
Hybrid working Library Charter
Engagement & External Relations Hybrid Working Charter
Medical Education hybrid working principles
Faculty and Student Partnerships: TLS hybrid working charter
Hybrid working case studies
Have a look at some of the hybrid working case studies:
Steve Jordan, Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities
Jayne Hindle, Head of School Operations for School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Additional reading and resources
- Harvard Business Review: How to do hybrid right
- Microsoft – the next great disruption is hybrid work
- CIPD – Guide to Hybrid Working
- Harvard Business School: Covid killed the traditional workplace – what should companies do now?
- Microsoft: Brain Research Specific findings on online work
- Harvard Business Review: Resist old routine when returning to the office
- Harvard Business Review: Making virtual teams work: 10 basic principles
- Harvard Business Review: Making the hybrid working place fair
- Harvard Business Review: Psychological safety in a hybrid
- CIPPD - Top tips for hybrid meetings
- Havard Business Review: Fostering a Culture of Belonging in the Hybrid Workplace
- CIPD - Inclusion top tips for hybrid working