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Shift to a low carbon economy could create millions of jobs but risks widening global divides
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Stress accounts for a quarter of UK short term workplace absence
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Most people think work has a positive effect on their overall wellbeing
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Creativity improves company performance, claims new academic research
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Landfill tax will do nothing for the circular economy, trade body claims
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World’s business districts regain strength but face ongoing challenges
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Tony Attard named as new chair for British Furniture Confederation
September 30, 2013
Don’t let the sofas fool you; work can still be red in tooth and claw
by Twyla Howse • Comment, Flexible working, Furniture
Herbert James Draper: Ulysses and the sirens
We keep filling our workplaces with sofas, coffee shops and other lifestyle touches while our homes are being slowly eroded by the trappings of work. First it was the fax machine. Then the mobile phone. Then working from home. The places available for us to work is seemingly more diverse than ever. But does this acknowledged trend towards domesticity make the workplace a kinder, gentler place? Maybe on the surface but beware to those who dare succumb to the siren song of these things. Using them could mean the end of your career.A recent conversation I had with an executive highlighted the problems inherent in the mixed messages this “softening” of the work environment brings.
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