A new report suggests more landlords than ever before are imposing bans on working from home on their tenants. Whether it’s due to insurance or other reasons, such as consideration of other tenants, this could have a significant impact on both employees and employers. But how? Kate Palmer, Employment Services Director at Peninsula, says that […]

Thom Dennis, CEO at Serenity in Leadership, talks about how we can all increase our employee visibility. For some employees visibility comes naturally, they know everyone, people come to them for advice, and they are often chosen to lead projects. Others may choose to be less overt and keep themselves more in the background and […]

Experts reveal six ways to save money when working from home. See what you can do to save even as much as £1500 a year by making small changes in the office, kitchen and living room. Millions of Brits now work from home, either full time or hybrid. This means a lot more kettles boiling, […]

In April 2022, 23% of UK businesses reported they were either already using, or were planning to implement remote working permanently in their business models. Curious to find out whether home workers are more productive than those who work at the office, experts at Reboot Link Building Company conducted a UK survey of 5,265 people to discover […]

The average Brit spends almost five hours a week worrying about work outside of working hours, according to new research. Survey data of 2,000 participants has been released by standing desk retailer, EZ Shopper, to uncover how WFH and the pandemic has blurred the line between personal and work life. The data concluded that the […]

New research released today shows a lack of planning and investment in hybrid working is threatening to derail a widespread successful return to the office. The research, conducted by Opinium for Ricoh Europe, polled 3,000 office workers across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. It found they remain cautious about returning […]

Analysis of Google Search data by online salary calculator Income Tax UK has revealed a monumental shift in jobseekers’ preference in terms of their new job. Having the leverage of a near-record-low unemployment rate, professionals are looking at combining lifestyle, family, and career, enabled by the growing popularity of full remote jobs, and four-days work-week schemes. Remote jobs interest […]

New research has highlighted the value of functional design and the impact well-designed workspaces have on employee wellbeing, engagement, and productivity. More than half (54%) of office workers say that, despite the rise in home working over the last two years, their current work-from-home set up still falls short of office amenities compared to their […]

By Jürn-Christian Hocke, Interim Head of Faculty of Arts at Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI) Before the pandemic forced companies and businesses to move most of their work remotely, there were (generally very widespread) concerns about the home office among both staff and management. You would idle away all your time and not […]

Working remotely during the pandemic has meant that more people are opting for a hybrid working routine – doing a combination of working from home and from the office, allowing for more flexibility than ever. With the social pressures and office politics forgotten, remote working has allowed people to enjoy listening to their guilty pleasure songs that they may not be comfortable playing in […]

Following the recent Government announcement to relax working from home guidance, millions of workers will be now discussing with their employer when they might return to the office. But will they be discussing the impact of all this working from home on their rising energy bills? Probably not.  New research reveals businesses are not providing […]

Whether you’re back to the office or you’re still working out of your spare room, we spend so much time sat at our desks that they become a part of your personality. Office furniture site, Furniture At Work, worked with Dr. Debanjan Banerjee, Consultant Geriatric Psychiatrist at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, to reveal the four most common desk types and what they […]

Two in three professionals have reported that they are ‘highly likely’ to leave their job this year due to a lack of face time with leaders within their organisation. Following the announcement this week from Government that work from home restrictions will be dropped, an annual employee survey from global recruiter Robert Walters reveals the […]

Forgetting the classic 9-5 and putting on computer restrictions could be the secret to being more productive when working from home, according to career experts. With millions of Brits now regularly working from home, office furniture  retailer, Furniture At Work, has gathered together advice from several experts on maintaining productivity in the home office. Rather than […]

A new survey of 1,021 UK workers undertaken by Marketing Signals has revealed that 78% of UK employees would move jobs if they were offered the chance to work fully remote on a permanent basis. When asked the reasons as to why working remotely would make them take the leap of moving jobs, 60% said […]

Research conducted by finance guidance and comparison website Forbes Advisor has found that customers on a standard variable rate tariff (SVT) are set to experience a 25% (£29) increase in their monthly energy costs, compared to the same time one year ago. This would take the monthly bill up to £144 for the winter months, […]

After a year and a half of working from home, many workers admit they’ve found themselves working from some unusual spaces in an effort to find some peace and quiet during the workday. In a new poll of 2,000 individuals who have worked from home throughout the pandemic, 41% share that they have found themselves […]

For many businesses, the past 18 months have represented a huge shift in the way they operate. As a result, we’re now in a world of hybrid and flexible working. This move to flexible working has been hailed as a step forward for health and wellbeing in the workplace. But it has also ignited a […]