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Mental health and wellbeing are top of the priority list
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Mental health and wellbeing are top of the priority list

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by • News, Wellbeing, Working culture

healthA new in-depth report by HR and payroll software providers, Natural HR highlights the trends, challenges and priorities facing the HR profession, and the impact of the pandemic. In 2019, the top priority of HR leaders was cited as recruitment and retention, however by the end of 2020 this had shifted to employee health and wellbeing. (more…)

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HR technology that doesn’t help employees may just disappear
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HR technology that doesn’t help employees may just disappear

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by • News, Technology, Workplace

technologyHuman resources research and advisory firm Josh Bersin Research, claims that the biggest change in the HR technology market is the spread of HR applications into areas beyond payroll and employee administration to support a broad set of work activities. Other evolutions in the HR tech market include rising corporate determination to improve overall employee experience (EX) and the growth of HR tools designed for employees, not managers. (more…)

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Half of freelancers planning to stop contracting in the UK after IR35 reforms
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Half of freelancers planning to stop contracting in the UK after IR35 reforms

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by • Business, News, Working lives

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Half (50 percent) of freelancers are planning to stop contracting in the UK after the changes to IR35 come into effect in April – unless they can get contracts unaffected by the changes – according to new research by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed). Instead, they are planning to seek contracts abroad (24 percent), stop working altogether (12 percent), seek an employed role (17 percent) or retire within the next year (11 percent). (more…)

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‘Thank God it’s Friday’ – Employee behaviour improves throughout the week
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‘Thank God it’s Friday’ – Employee behaviour improves throughout the week

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by • News, Wellbeing, Working lives

behaviourIndividuals with low mindfulness exhibit more uncivil behaviour at work and are least civil on Monday before improving throughout the week, claims new research from BI Norwegian Business School and Maastricht University. (more…)

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BCO offers new guidance on indoor air quality
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BCO offers new guidance on indoor air quality

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by • Facilities management, News, Wellbeing

indoor air qualityA new BCO research paper, Thoughts on ventilation design and operation post COVID-19, has called for UK offices to ensure they have adequate ventilation ahead of the return to work. The paper highlights that while most offices that follow good practice guidelines do benefit from indoor air quality, there are also many examples of poorly ventilated offices that fall short of the best practice guidelines set out in the BCO’s 2019 Guide to Specification. Poorly ventilated indoor spaces have been linked to COVID-19 super spreader events and the paper states that ventilation in these offices must be “addressed urgently.” (more…)

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Working from home experience boosts demands for hybrid working
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Working from home experience boosts demands for hybrid working

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by • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing, Working lives

working from homeNew data from Steelcase claims to highlight what the UK workforce is enjoying most about working from home, and which elements of work are suffering without access to the physical office. Nearly all (97 percent) of respondents want to return to the physical office for some or most of the time when possible, but nearly a year of working differently has altered expectations of the office, and businesses need to make vital changes to reflect this. (more…)

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Frontline workers overlooked in employee engagement strategies
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Frontline workers overlooked in employee engagement strategies

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by • Business, News, Working culture

employeeNew research from Opinion Matters, commissioned by SocialChorus, claims there is a stark disparity between desk-based/wired and frontline workers when it comes to Digital Employee Experience (DEX) with a fifth of HR and Internal Communications (IC) respondents admitting to focusing on employees in the office, and just 12 percent prioritising deskless workers. (more…)

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Siemens commits to making Smart Infrastructure HQ carbon neutral by 2023
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Siemens commits to making Smart Infrastructure HQ carbon neutral by 2023

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by • Environment, News, Workplace design

SiemensSiemens Smart Infrastructure plans to transform its global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, into a carbon neutral location by 2023. To achieve this, a comprehensive renovation of an existing building on Theilerstrasse 1c will commence in May 2021 for a period of two years. Siemens has earmarked around EUR 63 million (CHF 70 million) for the refurbishment works. (more…)

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Surging UK tech investment fails to deliver due to ineffective training
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Surging UK tech investment fails to deliver due to ineffective training

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by • News, Technology, Working culture

trainingNew research by CWJobs, claims three quarters of UK businesses (72 percent) increased their overall investment in tech tools, talent and training by an average of £1.48 million in 2020, as digital capabilities enabled them to maintain business continuity throughout the pandemic. (more…)

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New guidance for renewable energy procurement and carbon offsetting
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New guidance for renewable energy procurement and carbon offsetting

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by • Environment, News

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published Renewable Energy Procurement and Carbon Offsetting Guidance for Net Zero Carbon Buildings. This guidance provides clarity for the property and construction industry on the procurement of high-quality renewable energy and carbon offsets for net zero buildings and organisations in the UK. (more…)

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Working near home could save employees over £2,200 a year
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Working near home could save employees over £2,200 a year

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by • Flexible working, News, Working culture

employeesEmployees 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, The Instant Group and site location company, Hickey. For companies that adopt this approach, they could save upwards of 23 percent by utilising a “Hub and Spoke” model that removes reliance on city centres for office locations. (more…)

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The workforce is exhausted from meeting on camera
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The workforce is exhausted from meeting on camera

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by • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing

cameraAs employees continue to be forced home during the pandemic, nearly half of them are reporting high levels of exhaustion. A new study by Virtira Consulting claims 49 percent of employees experience a high degree of exhaustion from being required or pressured to be on camera during online meetings. (more…)

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