Going hybrid? Get a remote work policy, attorney says "If an employer doesn't have a remote work policy in the handbook already, or even as a stand-alone policy, they need to add that immediately." Published May 17, 2021 Sean Gallup via Getty Images Employers may shed many of the changes the pandemic pushed on them, but it's likely that remote work is not on the list of things to go, at least not entirely. Hybrid work — a working arrangement that combines remote and in-person work in one way or another — is gaining popularity as employers announce return-to-work plans. But as employers gain their footing in "the new normal," they'll want to ensure their employee handbook includes the policies necessary to set them up for success.