The past two years have seen working from home becoming the new norm. Although, with restrictions easing many of us are beginning to look forward to returning to our in-office setups. However, the office environment can be harsh on our eye health. Florescent lighting, heating and aircon, as well as different desk set up, can […]

The Standard, London has decked its halls with two unique Christmas installations, designed by their very own artists in residence, Harris Reed and Chet Lo. The prompt for the fashion designers to create their own installations was: ‘What does Christmas look like to you?’. And in true Reed and Lo fashion, they took it to another place […]

Members of the Flexible Working Taskforce have published new practical guidance to help employers develop fair and sustainable hybrid working practices. The guidance is designed to help employers harness the benefits of well managed hybrid working practices which can help organisations attract and retain staff while supporting employee wellbeing, inclusion and performance. It offers practical […]

With menopause affecting most women aged between 45-55, the importance of supporting employees experiencing symptoms in the workplace is paramount. With reports across the country highlighting the experiences some women are having when experiencing menopause (which include having to leave jobs, or take unpaid leave), online medical advice service, Healthily, has introduced a policy to help […]

The perfect job involves a 26-hour week with a salary of £26,000 per year – working for a boss who likes a point, a study has revealed. Other requirements for the ideal role are regular reviews and pay rises, a day off on your birthday, and free hot drinks. The poll of 2,000 workers also […]

A study of 1,500 UK office workers found that 31 per cent believe crawling internet speeds are a sign of an old-fashioned office – and a quarter cite out-of-date fax machines as the ultimate sign of being behind the times. And more than one in five think companies using Microsoft tools like Word or Excel […]

Although employers realise that baby boomers are not without stress and anxiety, their main concern for this cohort of employees is physical health and wellbeing not mental health, according to research from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk protection sector. Employers believe that baby boomers – the generation born from 1946 to 1964 (aged 57-75) – have the least amount of stress and […]

Hilton Birmingham Metropole has opened its new-look and highly flexible conference and events facilities. The announcement represents a relaunch of the hotel’s meetings product and forms part of the venue’s multi-million-pound refurbishment. The new spaces are now fully operational and once again ready to accommodate some of the most recognised events in the UK. The […]

Human capital management tech specialist Ceridian has released results from its annual Pulse of Talent report, which found the vast majority of workers surveyed in the UK have struggled with burnout, while 58% of surveyed workers are either actively seeking or open to new employment as job vacancies rise to record highs. Ceridian’s 2022 Pulse of […]

A quarter (26%) of employers think they are not affected by menopause issues according to research from Peppy, the B2B digital health and wellness platform. The research reveals that companies believe their organisation is not affected by any employee menopause-related health condition or have any employees who have gone through the menopause. Dr. Mridula Pore, CEO of Peppy said: […]

The Belfry Hotel & Resort in the Midlands, is celebrating yet another win after being awarded England’s Best Incentive Hotel at the recent annual World MICE Awards 2021. The World MICE Awards celebrates and rewards excellence in MICE tourism. The awards aim to foster growth, innovations, and best practice on a global scale. Commenting on The Belfry’s […]

Salman Raza, author of Life’s Non-Conformities: An Auditor’s Tale of Practical Application of Social, Emotional & Behavioral Strategies, provides some key advice for managers and staff…  Your daily job can become a nightmare simply by the presence of a workplace bully. Their behavior and antics can be enough to make you dread clocking in each […]

Following the recent National Older Workers Week – which aims to help businesses manage multigenerational teams and eliminate ageism – Steve Butler, CEO, Punter Southall Aspire, recommends employers take a fresh approach to supporting older workers… Butler has published four books, including Manage the Gap: Achieving success with intergenerational teams, which looks at the impact of […]

What makes a business profitable and successful? Is it hiring the right people? Focusing on your most profitable products and services? What about productivity? In today’s digital world, we have tools at our fingertips that allow us to do more in our workday, making our people and ultimately our businesses more productive. But where do […]

Thousands of Brits will be starting a new office job or making their first visit to the workplace in the coming months and could therefore be entering an office environment for the first time. Office work is one of the largest industries in the UK, but due to COVID-19, many British workers have found themselves working from home as a result of movement restrictions. This has meant that many workers will have started their careers working remotely or will have never set foot in an office previously. […]

Some 53 per cent of the nation’s employers that they don’t know their employees even slightly well on a personal level, a new office worker survey has revealed. The Lunch Break Bonding survey, conducted by Just Eat for Business, delves into office workers’ perception of social lunch breaks, scheduled meetings and team building events, and is paired with […]

By Tray Durrant, Executive Director, Bain and Gray It is vital to keep a close eye on the evolving employment market for both companies looking to recruit the best executive support staff and for candidates keen to move roles. The London support market is particularly complex now: alongside the regular skills set required of a […]

Silverstone International Conference & Exhibition Centre has signed the ‘Net Zero Carbon Events’ pledge, a joint commitment across the events and meetings industry to achieve the targets laid out in the Paris Climate Accord. The pledge commits organisations to achieve ‘net zero’ by 2050, at the latest, and halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The […]