September 1, 2021
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August 30, 2021
Proportion of over 50s in work set to hit record high
by Jayne Smith • News, Working culture, Working lives
The proportion of people over 50 in employment is set to hit 47 percent by 2030, following a 36 percent increase in the absolute number the last two decades, according to a new report from Legal & General Retail Retirement (LGRR) and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). More →
August 30, 2021
Overseas investment in UK regional offices soars
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Property
Investments in offices outside the capital for the first half of this year hit £3.58bn – 18 percent above the long-term average for the first half of this year, Savills research claims. Overseas investors accounted for two-thirds of the £3.58bn of investments from January to June 2021 – 38 percent above the five-year average. More →
August 27, 2021
Growing health concerns and preference for hybrid work among US employees
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing, Working lives
Envoy has released the results from its latest Return to Work report that gauges sentiment among 1,000 US employees who have returned to the workplace within the past year. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, many companies are wrestling with the decision to postpone reopenings, even as scores of office workers are already back in the workplace. More →
August 26, 2021
Built environment must accelerate decarbonisation to support net zero goal
by Jayne Smith • Environment, News
August 26, 2021
Over half of UK employers say their staff work additional unpaid hours every day
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing, Working lives
In its latest whitepaper, Cendex, part of XpertHR, claims that staff at over half (53 percent) of UK organisations are working additional unpaid hours every day. A quarter (24 percent) of employers put this down to the pandemic and its resultant uptick in remote working, as they believe working from home blurs the line between work life and home life. More →
August 23, 2021
Hybrid is most popular working set-up, but most would rather be full-time in workplace
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
‘Hybrid’ is the ideal working environment among Brits today, but twice as many workers would like to be 100 percent office-based than work permanently from home, according to the latest research from LifeSearch. More →
August 19, 2021
Nearly half of British business leaders fear losing the UK’s best talent abroad
by Jayne Smith • Business, Flexible working, News, Working culture
MovePlan in partnership with Hanson Search, claims that 40 percent of business leaders fear that the combination of the pandemic and Brexit will see their best talent disappear abroad, making hiring more challenging, just as the country begins to return to the ‘new normal’. More →
August 12, 2021
Almost half of UK firms have decreased their research and development since covid-19
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Technology
Almost half (45 percent) of UK firms have decreased their research and development initiatives during the covid-19 pandemic, with even 18 percent of firms halting theirs altogether, according to new research from Durham University Business School. More →
August 12, 2021
Emotional abuse at work is more significant than we think
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Working culture
While society has become more aware of psychological abuse in intimate or family relationships, psychological abuse in the workplace is more common and complex than we think, according to new research from NEOMA Business School, Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) at Erasmus University and Durham University Business School. More →