51% of employers predict PAs and EAs will transition to a new era of part-remote and part-office working in six monthsโ time. In a survey of over 13,500 professionals and employers conducted by Hays, 365 of whom either employs or works as a personal or executive assistant, nearly two thirds (61%) say staff are already […]
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Half of PAs and EAs will transition to a hybrid working model
Working from home is here to stay: Make the most of it
Rene Buhay, VP Sales & Marketing of AVer Europe, gives some advice for upgrading your home working video conferencing experience… When the pandemic hit Europe earlier this year and people were forced to abandon offices and work from home many were forced to compromise, using sub-standard tech, in the belief that โit will only be […]
Office Provider Installs Zoom Booths to meet Demand for Video Conferencing
Flexible Workspace provider x+why is installing Zoom Booths in its office spaces as part of a range of post-coronavirus initiatives designed to encourage people back into the office. x+why has been adapting its workplaces to mirror the changes within the confines of public health and the shifting trends that need to be implemented in order […]
Home workers struggling with โwork-life blurโ
Coronavirus has turned homeworking into the new normal, but boundaries between our personal and professional lives are beginning to erode, and mental health of staff is being affected. โAt the start of lockdown we were running on adrenaline โ but now we are being expected to work, play, sleep and live from the same room […]
โEmployees must play their part in social distancing and safeguardingโ
As businesses return to the workplace following encouragement from the Government, employment law and health and safety experts warn that employees must play their part in adhering to occupational safety measures to ensure, so far as possible, a safe return to work. Government guidance continues to be that if employees can work from home that […]
Lacking motivation at work? Research finds pop tunes are best for a productivity boost
Flexible office specialistย Workthere has created a Spotify playlist for people to listen to whilst working from home to help boost their mood and increase their productivity levels. The playlist includesย 50ย songs in total including pop, rock and country classics such as: Simply Red – Stars Dolly Parton โ 9 to 5 Bruno Mars โ Uptown Funk […]
Communication the biggest barrier to successful long-term home-working
As the nation continues to work from home for the most part, new research reveals that a quarter (24%) of those currently working from home say maintaining communication with colleagues is the biggest challenge they have faced while working away from the office. The research, conducted by business telecommunications provider,ย 4Com, delves into the UKโs attitudes […]
Work-life balance an issue due to lockdown
Workers fear their work-life balance has worsened – as working from home means they find it difficult to switch off and they miss chatting to their colleagues. A study of 2,000 employees who’ve spent recent months working from home, found half wished they had more a better balance. And 42 per cent said it has […]
The workplace initiatives that employees want next
Remote working is currently changing the working lives of millions and although itโs not a new concept – it turns out that many of employees would like it to continue. A recent survey by Perkbox found that now just nine per cent of employees would like to work completely from the office in the future. […]
Working from home set to stay as productivity soars
Half of homeworkers admit they get more done when working from home according to a new report, whichย also reveals that once lockdown restrictions are fully lifted 32% of workers will look to work from home on a daily basis. This comes after lockdown forced so many office workers to make the switch to remote working […]
Duty of care in critical communications – 5 top tips on returning to the office
As we look towards transitioning from the abrupt shift to social distancing and remote work back to the familiarity of our offices and communal spaces, it will be important to have the structures in place to successfully negotiate the complexities of diverse and evolving guidelines from hundreds of regional authorities. It will also require a […]
82% of Brits expect more people willย use online learningย after lockdownย ย
82%ย ofย Brits expect moreย peopleย will useย video-basedย online learningย after lockdown,ย accordingย toย the latest research onย How Video is Changing the Worldย from Limelight Networks. During lockdown,ย almostย two thirdsย (65%)ย of people in the UK have foundย video-based resources helpfulย when learning from homeย andย 30%ย evenย attended their first ever experience of a virtual business conference. But, how doย Brits plan to continueย using online video offeringsย once a return to the office is allowed? […]
Maintaining a positive workplace culture ‘post-pandemic’
Naomi Thompson, Head of Organisational Development at Benenden Health, discusses how businesses can support the wellbeing of their staff as they consider a return to work… For several months now, employees across many sectors have been away from the office or work environment and adjusting to a โnew normalโ way of working, whether socially distanced […]
7 in 10 UK workers embrace working from home as the ‘New Norm’
With businesses across the world seeing the tangible benefits of a mobile workforce over the last few months, returning to the office may become temporary as working from home potentially becomes a new way of working. That’s according to research collated by Instant Offices, which carried out research to see which countries are currently leading […]
Home working will save London commuters 23.5 days a year in travel time
Tytoโs latest โCost of a London Commuteโ study has shown that working from home willย save workers an average of 23.5 days per year in travel time โ which is the equivalent ofโฏ ยฃ10,020 โฏinโฏ unpaid time. Remote working also saves commuters an average of โฏยฃ5,114 โฏin travel costs, which is nearly a fifth (18%) of […]
Study says home working has increased employee productivity
Thirty-four per cent of companies believe that working from home is having a positive impact on employee productivity, according to new research. The Covid-19 UK business barometer, conducted by Sapio Research and B2B agency Skout, reveals that reduced travel times and changing routines have also contributed to employee effectiveness. As a result, around one in […]
Employees ‘want to stay at home for good’
Sixty-two per cent employees who can work from home would be happy if their office remained closed indefinitely after lockdown measures are lifted, despite a sustained drop in Covid-19 cases, while one in five (21%) claimed to be โextremely happyโ at the prospect of working permanently from home. That’s according to a new study commissioned […]
Number of Brits โbottling upโ mental health issues doubles vs 2019
A new study fromย Bupa UKย shows thatย the vast majority of UK adults (82%) have experienced symptoms that may indicate poor mental health such as continuous low mood, anxiousness, low self-esteem or hopelessness while in lockdown, yet almost half (44%) havenโt told anyone. This shows a sharp rise from 2019 when just one in five (22%) felt […]