February 25, 2013
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Posts by Sara Bean:
February 25, 2013
Employee burnout commonplace in third of UK companies
by Sara Bean • Legal news, News, Workplace
February 22, 2013
Companies failing to communicate flexible working policies
by Sara Bean • News, Technology, Workplace
February 22, 2013
US Federal government confirms green-building requirements
by Sara Bean • Architecture, Environment, Facilities management, Property, Public Sector
February 21, 2013
“Groundbreaking” guidance on drivers for social change
by Sara Bean • Environment, Knowledge, News
February 21, 2013
UK employment rises but pay rates are squeezed
by Sara Bean • News, Workplace
February 18, 2013
Model new site announced for BIM aficionados
by Sara Bean • Architecture, News, Property, Technology
February 18, 2013
Flexible working bolstering employment growth in UK
by Sara Bean • News, Workplace
February 15, 2013
Change of ways needed to tackle ailing UK workforce
by Sara Bean • News, Workplace
February 15, 2013
Industry collaborates on revised Design Review guidance
by Sara Bean • Architecture, Knowledge, News, Property, Workplace design
February 14, 2013
Flexible working seen as of more benefit to employers than staff
by Sara Bean • Knowledge, Legal news, News, Technology, Workplace
February 25, 2013
Are you working or shirking from home?
by Sara Bean • Comment, Legal news, Technology, Workplace

During recent weather-related travel disruption, I was inundated with various pieces of information on software that spies on home based employees to check that they really are working, not shirking from home. As Acas opens a consultation on a draft Code of Practice regarding the extended right to request flexible working; and figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show the number of people working from home in the UK has risen to over 10 per cent – the advent of these systems begs the question: do employers really trust their staff enough to let them work remotely? More →