By Kayleigh Frost, Head of Clinical Support at Health Assured We have now reached the 12 months mark from the first official lockdown in England. And while some people have taken to remote working like a duck to water, this isn’t the case for all employees. Others will be found working from home for the […]

Capita Travel and Events has announced the appointment of Donna Fitzgerald as Chief Operating Officer. She will also become an executive team member and her new role will commence on May 1st. Capita Travel and Events is evolving its propositions, products and services to improve operational delivery and service excellence for its customers. The COO […]

Advice by Alan Price, CEO of BrightHR… There’s a lot to consider when managing your staff’s annual leave, but what do you do when multiple people want to book the same time off? This is common at popular times of the year, such as Christmas and during the Summer. And it’s likely to be a bigger […]

Register today for this free webinar from Global PA, which will give you a motivational boost. The Emotionally Intelligent Executive Assistant webinar takes place on Tuesday March 30th. It takes more than cognitive intelligence to be a success in life and at work. It has been confirmed by research that emotional competence is twice as […]

By Daniel Parker, Associate at Winckworth Sherwood… The rapid development of a number of coronavirus vaccines has offered us a sign of hope that the end of the current pandemic may be in sight.  However, just as those who have been fortunate enough to receive the vaccine have been urged to continue exercising caution, employers […]

Dazed, delirious and distracted. Does that sound like you? Do you ever get to 3pm and wonder where the day has gone and why there aren’t more things crossed off your to-do list? Don’t worry, everyone feels like that sometimes. But, according to the experts at music licensing company PPL PRS, there are some very simple things […]

Following the Government announcements around a potential reopening for the meetings and events industry, Lime Venue Portfolio has announced its own overwhelming support for VisitBritain’s ‘Good to Go’ accreditation, with almost all of the group’s 80+ venues carrying either the accreditation or a regional variation of it. The Good to Go accreditation has been widely […]

More than four in 10 home workers are planning to go ‘Al Desko’ this year – by moving their laptop into their garden when the weather improves, research has revealed. A survey of 1,000 UK adults working from home found 45 per cent have struggled with their mental health more during the third lockdown compared […]

Seven in 10 office workers believe colleagues should only be allowed back at their desks when they have been vaccinated against Covid-19, research has revealed. A survey of 1,000 UK office workers who are currently on furlough or are working from home revealed more than half (51 per cent) can’t wait to head back in […]

The average UK worker takes just two breaks a day for a total of only 24 minutes – but nearly half feel guilty for taking any time out. A study of 2,000 employees found more than six in 10 feel they don’t take enough breaks during the working day. And one in 10 don’t take […]

XpertHR offers some advice… The Government has announced that its rapid workplace testing initiative, which allows employers in England to order free rapid lateral flow tests, would be expanded to cover businesses of all sizes, having previously limited the scheme to businesses employing 50 or more employees. According to the Government’s web site, ‘around one in […]

Two thirds of workers have no idea what a ‘perfect’ CV should contain – despite one in 10 believing they have sent out more than 100 while job seeking. A study polling 2,000 adults found three in 10 have included too much information, while 13 per cent have submitted a CV with grammatical errors. More […]

Collection Pot has revealed a sharp increase in people collecting for colleagues leaving the workplace – around 90% of all digital collections set up through Collection Pot in 2021 in January and February were for leavers. Job switching generally is on the up in the pandemic with 6.1 per cent of people changing their jobs in the […]

More than six in ten UK managers have experienced burnout at work because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a fifth considering quitting their job as a result, according to new research from not-for-profit healthcare provider Benenden Health. Assessing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation’s workforce one year on, research has found that as […]

Office space provider WorkPad has seen a significant increase in demand as businesses look to return to London with more flexible office arrangements. The rapid growth of small businesses, which make up 99.9% of the business population, has seen WorkPad receive record numbers of enquiries for working spaces within its 35 buildings in prime London locations. WorkPad reports that […]

The Royal College of Music (RCM) in South Kensington will be opening its doors to venue hire following a £40m investment. Spanning two and a half years, the project has seen a transformation of the world-famous conservatoire, which will be available to hire for events from July 2021. Clients will enjoy a wide range of […]

The National Gallery has added to its collection of events spaces, with the launch of The Trafalgar Room, formerly known as the National Dining Room. As one of the venue’s long-standing approved suppliers for events, technical solutions specialist White Light (WL) will provide the AV services, as part of an exclusive partnership. The first-floor space can […]

HR software provider Breathe has revealed the cost of poor company culture: a staggering £20.2 billion per year. The report, ‘The Culture Economy 2021’, has shown that almost a third (27%) of SME employees quit their job due to poor workplace culture, an increase of 6% from last year (21%). It found that 9 in […]