Employee Hybrid Working Compliance, Risk & Skills Assessment

It is a practical employee assessment tool designed to help SMEs evaluate whether individual employees have the knowledge, behaviours and digital skills needed to work effectively and securely in a hybrid working environment.

The tool is designed primarily for UK SMEs and can be used by managers, HR professionals, L&D teams and business owners to assess employees who work remotely or on a hybrid working basis.

It covers hybrid working compliance awareness and behaviours, data protection, cybersecurity, safe home working, collaboration technology, digital productivity, secure data handling and other practical technology skills.

Yes. The tool incorporates UK-focused considerations and links to relevant guidance from organisations including the HSE, ICO, NCSC and GOV.UK. It is designed as an assessment and development aid rather than a substitute for professional legal or compliance advice.

Controls are given different weightings according to their potential risk. Higher-risk areas, such as cybersecurity, authentication, confidential data handling and incident reporting, have a greater influence on the employee’s overall assessment score.

Yes. Responses are analysed to highlight areas where an employee may need additional knowledge, training, guidance or practical support, making it easier to prioritise learning and development.

Yes. Evidence can be linked or referenced against individual controls, including training records, policies, documents, assessment results or other supporting information.

Yes. Areas requiring improvement are used to generate an individual action plan. SMEs can record priorities, responsibilities and target dates to help turn assessment findings into measurable development activities.

A periodic review is recommended, as well as reassessment following significant changes to an employee’s role, working arrangements, technology, company policies or relevant guidance. Reassessment can also be useful after training to demonstrate improvement.

Yes. The tool was created by eLearning Marketplace Ltd and is provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence, allowing appropriate non-commercial use and adaptation subject to the licence conditions.