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Redefining the modern workplace: flexibility, zoning, and employee wellbeing
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The power of play: how pool and table tennis can transform the workplace
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Trump appoints Airbnb co-founder as first official government head of design
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Younger people want more office time as remote work leaves many feeling isolated
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Updated: We need to acknowledge the role privilege plays in the ways we talk about work
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UK public sector appears to be phasing out remote and hybrid working
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Workplace as a third space: why good coffee and good WiFi still matter
March 11, 2013
Flexible working: Falling out of fashion
by Pam Loch • Comment, Legal news, Workplace
Just as ACAS concludes its consultation on flexible working, the practice has been declared démodé by none other than Alexandra Shulman, the editor of British Vogue. Writing in response to the recent news that Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer ordered the company’s 11,500 staff back to the office, the Vogue editor has argued that working from home is not an adequate alternative to showing your face in the workplace. Ms Mayer goes on to note that in a creative environment, important opportunities are missed when absent colleagues are tottering, undressed around their kitchens. The best stories, she says, arise from chance remarks, gossip and jokes between colleagues working alongside each other. (more…)