Venues of Excellence (VoE) has confirmed the latest Affiliate Member to the consortium’s Preferred Partner Programme – Hospitality Digital Services. The consortium has over 15 companies providing products and services to the hospitality industry within their programme, with Hospitality Digital Services (HDS) the latest company to sign up to network with our member venues. Stewart […]

From better work-life balance and wellbeing to zero commute time, working from home is said to have more than a few perks. According to a recent study by Instant Offices, Britons who have been working from home have accumulated 1.2 billion extra hours which means a mammoth figure of £21.9 billion worth of unpaid overtime is lost. […]

With the effects of the pandemic and stressors surrounding Covid-19, stress-related absence is up 64% from 2019, and there has been a 39% increase in leave due to stress year on year. Short term stress can be good in small doses, as it can focus the mind, provide motivation and energise the body, which helps […]

By Sarah Hawkes, Mr Simms Sweet Shop Fed up of the same old corporate gifts?  Are you looking for something new or different this year? Descended from a generation of confectionery shopkeepers dating back to 1891, we love providing products that people love to receive. Watching eyes open and jaws drop, seeing childhood memories rekindled […]

Another week, another survey into employee attitudes to working from home/returning to the office… And this time, we learn that nearly all employees who are working from home (97%) prefer to keep working from home, even when offices are open, according to respondents in the third round of a joint research conducted by Nyenrode Business […]