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CBRE reports strong demand for premium office space and record data centre growth in the UK
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Growing number of businesses want people back in the office, but not in all sectors
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Leadership teams are struggling to cope with the pace of change
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HNI Corp to acquire Steelcase in $2.2 billion deal
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How AI is already changing the world of work
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Employers face flexible working challenge to meet demands of new employment bill
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Workers switch off early on Fridays as hybrid working continues to reshape the week
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…)