March 10, 2021
March 9, 2021
New guidance for renewable energy procurement and carbon offsetting
by Jayne Smith • 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…)
March 9, 2021
Working near home could save employees over £2,200 a year
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working culture
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, 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…)
March 9, 2021
The workforce is exhausted from meeting on camera
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
As 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…)
March 8, 2021
International investors are dominating the London office market
by Jayne Smith • Business, Cities, News, Property
The latest London Office Market 2021 report by property consultants Bidwells, claims that investor interest in London based offices are starting to peak, with the market having a strong rebound from 2020. (more…)
March 5, 2021
Half of employers don’t have a financial wellbeing policy
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Wellbeing
Despite the financial hardship wrought by COVID-19, half of employers (49 percent) don’t have a financial wellbeing policy. This is according to the latest Reward Management Survey from the CIPD (which 420 employers responded to). (more…)
March 5, 2021
London crowned the most desirable city in the world to work
by Jayne Smith • Business, Cities, News, Working culture
A new study on recruitment and workforce trends has crowned London as the world’s most desirable city to work in, with the UK capital holding onto the top spot, despite uncertainty around Brexit and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. (more…)
March 4, 2021
Highly educated entrepreneurs rarely want to grow their firms
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Working culture
Highly educated solo-entrepreneurs value the autonomy of their work above everything else and as a result do not want to employ people, according to new research from Trinity Business School. The researchers used a survey to interview solo entrepreneurs as they started their business to investigate their hiring plans. They claim that only one third of solo entrepreneurs intend to hire employees later on. (more…)
March 4, 2021
Work is the silver lining to the pandemic for employees
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought anxiety to many, but people are positive about their work, claims a new survey from The Myers-Briggs Company, which looks at how people’s personality type influences their feelings about the pandemic. (more…)
March 3, 2021
People working from home hide mental health impact from employers
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
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 health and safety at work report by Lloyd’s Register. (more…)
March 2, 2021
Progress for women in work back at 2017 levels due to COVID-19
by Jayne Smith • News, Working culture





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Progress for women in work could be back at 2017 levels by the end of this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to analysis conducted for 
