September 2, 2021
September 2, 2021
What makes social enterprises work so harmoniously with business?
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Working lives
Social enterprises tackle large-scale social problems by attracting resources and legitimacy from businesses – but social enterprises and businesses have two often contradictory aims; market success and social impact. (more…)
September 1, 2021
Brits feel stressed eight days a month, study claims
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Working lives
August 30, 2021
Proportion of over 50s in work set to hit record high
by Jayne Smith • News, Working culture, Working lives
The proportion of people over 50 in employment is set to hit 47 percent by 2030, following a 36 percent increase in the absolute number the last two decades, according to a new report from Legal & General Retail Retirement (LGRR) and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). (more…)
August 30, 2021
Overseas investment in UK regional offices soars
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Property
Investments in offices outside the capital for the first half of this year hit £3.58bn – 18 percent above the long-term average for the first half of this year, Savills research claims. Overseas investors accounted for two-thirds of the £3.58bn of investments from January to June 2021 – 38 percent above the five-year average. (more…)
August 27, 2021
Growing health concerns and preference for hybrid work among US employees
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing, Working lives
Envoy has released the results from its latest Return to Work report that gauges sentiment among 1,000 US employees who have returned to the workplace within the past year. As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, many companies are wrestling with the decision to postpone reopenings, even as scores of office workers are already back in the workplace. (more…)
August 26, 2021
UK workers expect to be oldest retirees in Europe
by Neil Franklin • News, Workplace
UK workers have the oldest expected retirement age out of five European countries, according to new research from HR software provider SD Worx. When compared to other countries in Europe, the UK is at the top of the list for oldest expected retirement age, with people now expecting to retire at an average age of 66.67 years old. This is followed by: The Netherlands (65.94 years old); Belgium (65.33 years old); Germany (64.48 years old); and France (64.36 years old). (more…)
August 26, 2021
Working from home could help older workers stay in work longer
by Neil Franklin • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
Older workers might choose to delay their retirement if offered the option of continuing to do their jobs working from home after the pandemic, according to new research from the UK’s Office for National Statistics. The ONS study found those in their 50s and 60s who worked from home during the coronavirus crisis said they were planning to retire later than those who were still travelling to their workplace. (more…)
August 26, 2021
Built environment must accelerate decarbonisation to support net zero goal
by Jayne Smith • Environment, News
August 26, 2021
Over half of UK employers say their staff work additional unpaid hours every day
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing, Working lives
In its latest whitepaper, Cendex, part of XpertHR, claims that staff at over half (53 percent) of UK organisations are working additional unpaid hours every day. A quarter (24 percent) of employers put this down to the pandemic and its resultant uptick in remote working, as they believe working from home blurs the line between work life and home life. (more…)
August 23, 2021
Hybrid is most popular working set-up, but most would rather be full-time in workplace
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
‘Hybrid’ is the ideal working environment among Brits today, but twice as many workers would like to be 100 percent office-based than work permanently from home, according to the latest research from LifeSearch. (more…)