December 9, 2020
December 9, 2020
Freelancers stimulate entrepreneurship levels, claims research
by Jayne Smith • Business, News
Freelancers actively promote entrepreneurship, claims research from Trinity Business School, suggesting that a 10 percent increase in freelancers within the workforce leads to a 1 percent increase in entrepreneurial activity in the economy. More →
December 8, 2020
Covid-19 creating career lockdown for younger workers
by Jayne Smith • News, Working culture, Working lives
With many continuing to work remotely for the foreseeable future, new insights from Sharp claim that a significant number of European office workers are concerned for their career prospects, with over half (51 percent) anxious about issues such as keeping skills up to date, lack of training and career opportunities when thinking long term about the future of work. More →
December 8, 2020
Businesses risk losing top talent due to poor mental health support
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Working lives
Almost half of UK businesses have seen an employee move on because their mental health wasn’t being looked after, with a quarter losing a key member of their workforce, according to new research from healthcare provider, Benenden Health. More →
December 8, 2020
Plans for 2 million sq. ft of offices in South East England
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Property
The Commercial Park Group, a partnership between Sir Robert McAlpine and the John Baker Group, has announced it will invest £200 million to kick-start developments of two million sq ft of new offices across locations in the south east of England. More →
December 8, 2020
IWFM announces new framework for delivering social value
by Jayne Smith • Business, Facilities management, News
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has partnered with the Social Value Portal and National Social Value Taskforce to develop a new measurement framework for social value, designed specifically for the workplace and facilities management profession. More →
December 4, 2020
Half of people say working from home has improved their relationships
by Neil Franklin • Flexible working, News
A new study from Perkbox claims that the increased amount of time spent at home together under lockdown has actually strengthened many people’s personal relationships. Just under half (45 percent) of employees claim that their relationship with the people they live with has become stronger during their time working from home together. 51 percent say that their relationship is the same as before, with just 4 percent feeling that their relationship is now not as strong. More →
December 4, 2020
Employee happiness and loyalty tested by furlough schemes
by Neil Franklin • Flexible working, News
A newly commissioned survey of 1,000 people conducted by Censuswide on behalf of KnowBe4, claims that almost a third of respondents (28 percent) feel less loyal to their employer post-furlough. Of these individuals, 70 percent conceded to either not feeling supported by their employer, receiving little to no information or guidance prior to returning to work and/or did not receive regular communications from them. In fact, the actions employers take, or lack thereof, to ease the transition from furlough appears to play a significant role in employee sentiments upon their return to work. More →
December 3, 2020
Businesses must face up to risks beyond the pandemic
by Jayne Smith • Business, News
There’s no question what has occupied the majority of attention for risk managers during 2020. But Healix International, believes the all-consuming consequences of the pandemic could leave governments and employers exposed to other risks in 2021. More →
December 3, 2020
New think tank seeks to influence thinking on disability iat work
by Neil Franklin • News, Wellbeing
December 2, 2020
UK businesses still aren’t providing the flexible working employees want
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
According to new research from Tiger Recruitment, UK businesses still aren’t offering workers enough flexibility. While the pandemic has required many to work more flexibly from home, more than a quarter of employees questioned say they still aren’t happy with the flexible working options available to them, and men are just as dissatisfied as women. More →
December 2, 2020
Workers demand green office technology from their employers
by Jayne Smith • Environment, News, Technology