Coronavirus has turned homeworking into the new normal, but boundaries between our personal and professional lives are beginning to erode, and mental health of staff is being affected. “At the start of lockdown we were running on adrenaline – but now we are being expected to work, play, sleep and live from the same room […]

By Paella Fella Paella Fella has been successfully catering corporate events since 2009. From team parties to company-wide events and large-scale conventions, and everything in between. Consider then the impact on a business like ours when suddenly events can no longer take place? Gulp. Yep that was exactly our reaction when the government implemented measures […]

By Kelly Feehan, Service Director at CABA, the wellbeing charity The economic fallout from covid-19 has hit the UK hard, and the country, along with much of the rest of the world, is now thought to be entering its worst recession in 300 years. This will have a huge impact on businesses and organisations across […]

As the nation continues to work from home for the most part, new research reveals that a quarter (24%) of those currently working from home say maintaining communication with colleagues is the biggest challenge they have faced while working away from the office. The research, conducted by business telecommunications provider, 4Com, delves into the UK’s attitudes […]

Remote working is currently changing the working lives of millions and although it’s not a new concept – it turns out that many of employees would like it to continue. A recent survey by Perkbox found that now just nine per cent of employees would like to work completely from the office in the future. […]

By Andrew Willis, Head of Legal at employment law and HR consultancy, Croner Letters are the primary way of keeping employees in the know regarding redundancy. The UK employment law requires you to issue letters at all stages throughout the process. But how do you start writing such an important letter? And what should you include in each […]

At Firebird Events our aim is simple… to offer our customers truly memorable events. Well established within the industry since 2000, our core services include; conference and awards production, team building, family fun days and party services. Producing stand-out events requires specialist expertise and above all, a personable, caring and passionate team who can visualise […]

As we look towards transitioning from the abrupt shift to social distancing and remote work back to the familiarity of our offices and communal spaces, it will be important to have the structures in place to successfully negotiate the complexities of diverse and evolving guidelines from hundreds of regional authorities. It will also require a […]

With businesses across the hospitality and leisure industry preparing for the ‘new normal’, drastic changes have needed to be implemented in order to ensure both staff and customers are kept safe and risk is minimised.  In order to help business prepare for returning to work post-lockdown, Brighouse-based self-storage providers My Secure has created a helpful […]

Naomi Thompson, Head of Organisational Development at Benenden Health, discusses how businesses can support the wellbeing of their staff as they consider a return to work… For several months now, employees across many sectors have been away from the office or work environment and adjusting to a ‘new normal’ way of working, whether socially distanced […]

By David Price, Workplace Wellbeing expert and CEO of Health Assured It’s been a few months now since lockdown began—and slowly, things are starting to return to normal. While some pockets of strict lockdown measures remain in place—and are likely to pop up as small outbreaks of COVID-19 appear—for the most part, retail and offices […]

Since the coronavirus outbreak was first reported in China, over 185 countries have been infected, which has had a significant international impact.  This led to the development of the UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which has been used to furlough around 8.4 million employees. For people who are still working, many have had to begin […]

By Gary Peeling (pictured), CEO, Where The Trade Buys The UK is getting back into business. Gradually, sector by sector, we are beginning to embrace the ‘new normal’, and businesses are once again raring to go. After the most recent loosening of lockdown measures, many pubs, bars, and restaurants have opened their doors to the […]

By Craig Chambers, Group CEO, TBR Global Chauffeuring As planes start to repopulate the skies, train’s passenger counts slowly increase and roads without traffic are starting to become a distant memory, people’s appetite to start moving again cannot be ignored. However, the easing of restrictions and this urge to travel is met with angst around […]

By Russell Allen, MD, Fruitful Team Interactions The legacy of the recent global events are set to be a catalyst for the biggest change in peoples working arrangements in a lifetime, as technology has proved that working from home is no longer a nice to have but a real viable option to the office. So […]

By teapigs With more of us getting ready to go back into work, why not make the best reason to return to the office… the tea! Not only does your office deserve a decent brew after the year we’ve had, it’s really important that making tea is safe for everyone when they get back to […]

By Stuart Duff, Head of Development at business psychologists Pearn Kandola and author of the iLead book series There’s a lot of conversation in the modern workplace about the importance of mental health, and even more so at the moment. But while many employers are going to great lengths to protect the wellbeing of their […]

By Gerry Nwimo, Take The Mike That Lovely Day! The facts are these they didn’t want risk! They seemed disquieted, sometimes rather brisk We thought the meeting over, the sale really dead The questions! Oh the questions! Matters not what we said! They asked more queries, plenty queries of our firm! What we’re about, were […]