80% of UK office workers could fight back against short sighted bosses who are not planning future place of work options or not preparing effectively for flexible working after Freedom Day on July 19th. This is according to research from the UK’s largest online venue booking platform, VenueScanner. The research, based on survey responses from 1,000 […]
Employers face flashpoints when workplace social distancing rules are eased, warns employment law firm Collyer Bristow The Government has announced that from July 19th employers will no longer need to follow social distancing guidelines, including the wearing of facemasks in the workplace and the requirement to work from home. Employers will need to adopt a […]
More than half of the global workforce say they are prepared to leave a job that’s lacking in flexibility and remote working options. The latest research collated by Instant Offices shows that nine out of 10 office workers say they want more flexibility in where and when they do their job – and more than half of them are willing […]
Charlie Walker-Wise, Tutor and Client Director at RADA Business, offers some advice… After more than a year of remote working and virtual communication, offices across the nation are beginning to reopen again, with many taking a hybrid approach to work. Research published in The new art of business, a new report by RADA Business, finds that many workers welcome […]
By Kevin Underdown, Head of HR at PPL PRS Working from home is the ‘new normal’ for many of us. According to ONS, the first lockdown in April 2020 saw 46.6% of the UK tackle their to-do lists from the comfort of their own homes and it remains the working lifestyle here in 2021. In […]
Working from home might be the norm – but it doesn’t work for everyone. Personal Development Expert Christine Macdonald offers insight into how managers can work with employees to find the best fit for them… 2020 had a significant impact on work culture in the UK. As the national focus shifted rapidly, industries and sectors […]
The search term ‘working from home health’ has received a 6,700% uplift in searches within the last month alone, reflecting the nation’s concern that working from home for such an extensive period is impacting our health. Here, health practitioner Tammy Richards at the dispensary brand PureOptical presents the 5 major ways working from home impacts […]
More than a half a million UK employees could be made to return to their normal workplaces before they are comfortable doing so, according to new research from not-for-profit healthcare provider Benenden Health. When asked about their plans to return to the workplace as COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, almost two thirds of SME business […]
New consumer research by Jeyes Fluid has revealed that 73% of Brits admit that having an outdoor space has become more important since the pandemic, while a whopping 73% are set to continue working from home following lockdown (27% part time, 46% full-time). 56% of Brits would like to transform their outdoor space to unwind and […]
The number of employees planning to work from home at least once a week has more than doubled in the last year as a result of the change in working patterns brought on by the COVID pandemic. That’s according to research from HR and payroll specialist SD Worx across 5,000 employees in five European countries looking at […]
By Amy Lang, Eat My Logo With ‘Freedom Day” due in the next few weeks (hopefully) more and more businesses are planning for their staff to return to the office for some or all of their working week. These will be the first steps in businesses working out how they will operate going forward and […]
One-in-five (20%) UK workers now have their work instant messaging app on their personal mobile phone, according to new research from by B2B furniture ecommerce site Furniture At Work. The research, which asked 1,015 UK workers about their routine and habits when working from home, sought to uncover how attitudes to work had changed since the pandemic began, including the times when most workers are likely to […]
A leading online used laptop store has seen traffic to its site soar and sales rise at a steady rate as the nation continues to work remotely throughout the lockdown. The online destination Used-Laptops.co.uk is a one-stop store where customers can visit to both browse and buy and find out about the best methods and […]
Sridhar Iyengar, MD at Zoho Europe responds to the proposed law change to make it impossible to force workers back into the office… “As society reopens and the pandemic subsides for what is hopefully the last time, we can expect a majority of workforces to continue operations on a ‘hybrid’ basis – that is, taking […]
A game of musical (empty) chairs, or a landfill disaster? The move toward home working could cause a landfill influx of millions of chairs and desks as offices close or downsize following Covid-19, warns BusinessWaste.co.uk. The business waste specialists are warning of a mountain of unwanted office furniture making its way to landfill as companies […]
The TUC has today warned that employers are breaching official guidance by forcing staff to “needlessly” work in offices and other workplaces – and says that this points to wider a health and safety enforcement crisis. New TUC polling reveals that nearly one in ten (nine per cent) staff have been put under pressure by bosses […]
Almost a quarter of employees in the UK admitted to not missing anything about the workplace, according to new research by national property specialist Matthews & Goodman. The survey asked more than 800 people what they missed most about the workplace: 24% responded with ‘nothing’ – the third most common response. What people missed most […]
New research from Office Furniture Online has found that three in four UK employees who have worked from home for the majority of the last 12 months (77%) experienced some sort of managerial problem. Meanwhile, over a quarter (26%) of people feel as though their mental health hasn’t been considered while working from home. The […]
