Catering and event specialist Sodexo Prestige Venues and Events has released a guide detailing some of the UK’s top event destinations this summer. The guide, called Let It Shine, reveals venues across the country celebrating the summer in style, with seasonal treats and offers for businesses. Exploring spaces such as heritage sites, museums and sports […]

Technology in meetings needs to be used carefully to bring people together instead of causing unneeded distractions, according to a statement by Imago Venues. The conference and events venue provider researched the value of face-to-face communication in meetings and examined how technology affected audience retention. Established to unify Loughborough University’s various meeting spaces under a […]

Who you work with can greatly influence how you work. Attitude and energy can have a huge effect on your output, but sometimes you can’t avoid working with colleagues that might be hindering your productivity. Cloud-based work management company Workfront has released a study detailing the most common types of colleague likely to sap your […]

Travel safety solutions provider Maiden Voyage has released its female travel safety training online for the first time. The five-module eLearning series aims to identify key safety risks for women abroad, offering practical advice to avoid fear and uncertainty in unfamiliar territories where misunderstanding culture and language can lead to unnecessary stress. All modules have […]

Over 700 event buyers were welcomed to the latest London Christmas Party Show, nearly doubling the presence of exhibitors from the previous year. With nearly 20% more corporate buyers appearing compared to 2016 and attendees representing major businesses from Barclays and Sainsbury’s to The Guardian and Facebook, the show was warmly received by attendees and […]

Recruitment app Peek has launched with a focus on ‘digital personalisation’, streamlining and connectivity. The new service is hoping to reduce time spent ticking boxes and searching job boards by implicating algorithms to deliver only relevant job openings. Believing the current system is too ‘commission hungry,’ the team behind Peek wants to value people and […]

Businesses are being urged to do more to give more prominence to company secretaries after reports reveal just 15% of UK workers know who the secretary at their firm is. A new study by eShare has revealed that the role of corporate secretaries is becoming harder than ever more as the world increasingly goes digital, […]

Expanding your training programmes and encouraging development in the workplace should be a key focus of your business strategy according to reports by Love Energy Savings. Revealing that almost half of workers don’t believe their bosses offer enough learning opportunities in the workplace, here are six ways the business energy company has detailed how training […]

The next London Christmas Party Show is only six days away taking place on Thursday, 11 May at Spitalfields Venue near Liverpool Street. REGISTER FOR A FREE TICKET Every year the event brings together some of the newest and most exciting Christmas themed venues and suppliers to inspire your next event. This year is our biggest […]

New research reveals which practical actions in the workplace are effective for improving wellbeing and performance – and which are not. Allowing employees to design their own role is one way to create greater satisfaction. Studies have shown that job type or industry sector are not necessarily defining factors of what makes a good job. […]

Board members are being urged to connect and engage with their employees as studies reveal around 40% of British workers can’t name a single executive member. The research, commissioned by eShare, showed that nearly one in five believe their board is barely visible, with 17% saying their board is totally invisible to them. Around 70% […]

Employers are missing a key opportunity to retain valuable departing talent, according to new research that found almost all workers would reconsider their resignation if the counter offer was good enough. A survey of 1,002 UK employees, the results of which have been published in The Loyalty Premium Report 2017 by incentives and rewards provider […]

Office supplies company Fellowes has announced the launch of the ‘next generation workstation,’ which hopes to boost European productivity by 60% and potentially save billions of Euros in the process. The move towards Sit-Stand technology aims to encourage active working as a way to retain talent, increase worker productivity, lower absence and reduce illness. Statistics […]

LGBT community isn’t supported enough in the workplace, according to specialists As society continues to shift around the ever growing awareness and acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, concerns are being raised that the workplace is falling behind. A study by Mercer has examined LGBT benefits across the globe, and while […]

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to focus on employee benefits in attempts to boost productivity and ensure talent retention, according to new research. MetLife’s UK Employee Benefit Trends Study 2017 shows that around 245,000 companies are potentially looking to invest in benefits for workers over the next three years. The move towards […]

Employers are facing a threat to company growth by not understanding the needs of PAs and other staff, according to a new report. The study by Hays warns that while 94% of organisations expect business to remain stable or even increase post-Brexit, employees do not share the same enthusiasm. 65% of PAs and other office […]

Women in the workplace are more likely to outperform their male counterparts when in leadership positions, according to new research at the BI Norwegian Business School. Examining the personality traits of around 3,000 managers, the results revealed that female leaders regularly scored higher than men in four out of the five categories studied. Women on […]

With temps representing over 5% of the UK workforce, and that number rising, bosses are being urged to go the extra mile to motivate and collaborate with their temporary staff. Without a ‘one size fits all’ approach to the increasingly diverse temp world, director of Argos for Business Jacqui Glenn has come up with her top […]