March 23, 2021
Hybrid working must be at heart of plans for regeneration and growth, claims new report
A new report from think tank Demos and Legal & General calls on the UK Government to back policy change that supports growth of hybrid working and local offices to drive forward its plans for regeneration and economic growth. The report, Post Pandemic Places, claims that huge increases in home working, coupled with a desire for continued flexibility, could support significant increases in local spending. On the back of the findings, the report calls on the government to incentivise the establishment of more local offices and hybrid working initiatives. (more…)
Around a half (51 percent) of employees believe job security and flexibility (40 percent) are more important than salary (32 percent) when considering whether to remain at their current employer, according to a new report by UK law firm, 
One of the most significant consequences of the 2008 economic crash was a remarkable shift 
New data from 
Employees could save over £2,200 a year and ‘get back’ 98 mins a day if companies adopted a ‘Work Near Home’ model for offices in the future, claims research from workspace company, 
As employees continue to be forced home during the pandemic, nearly half of them are reporting high levels of exhaustion. A new study by 
Originally published in December 2014. Homeworking seems to have become a bit of a hot topic this year, but one sentence published on the 
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought anxiety to many, but people are positive about their work, claims a new survey from 
People working from home during the pandemic are experiencing higher levels of stress and withholding mental health conditions from their employer, for fear of a negative impact on career progression, according to a new 
With the Government setting out its roadmap for the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, workers are set to return to offices later this year. However, new working practices mean they will still split their time between the office and home. 
More than half of financial institutions say they expect to have more ‘gig economy’ based employees over the next three to five years, according to PwC’s report, 
March 6, 2021
Well, at least nobody is whinging about open plan offices anymore
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Flexible working, Technology, Workplace design
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