Daily Archives :

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

UK office workers spend two years of their lives on meetings

  • 0

Office workers in the UK are spending increasing amounts of time preparing for and attending meetings โ€“ around 25% of their working week โ€“ according to new research fromย eShare. The survey of 1,005 office workers revealed that the average employee attends 3.7 meetings every week, spending one hour and nine minutes preparing and one hour […]

Gender roles on the way out, but still a long way to go

  • 0

The latest American Time Use Survey reveals that while traditional gender roles have changed dramatically, the gap between how men and women spend their day is still vastly different. Men work more hours than women, while women spend more time doing household chores. The survey, which provides statistics to the US government, found that employed […]

CWT research: Marriott acquisition of Starwood set to change travel buying forever

  • 0

Marriottโ€™s acquisition of Starwood is set to change the hotel industry significantly. Carlson Wagonlit Travelโ€™s (CWT) latest white paper shows corporate travel buyers need to start thinking about the implications now and start planning how it will change their travel programmes. Scott Brennan, CWT EVP and Head of Global Supplier Management said: โ€œConsolidation in the […]

Offices โ€˜could do moreโ€™ to improve corporate social responsibility, says Office Coffee Company

  • 0

The latest โ€˜how green is your officeโ€™ survey from the Office Coffee Company reveals thereโ€™s still a lot more work to do to improve corporate social responsibility (CSR). More than 65% of respondents cited their officeย โ€˜could do moreโ€™ to be environmentally friendly.ย Only 27% claimed to be โ€˜doing everythingโ€™ they could to improve CSR.ย Almost 8% said […]