wp_head
body_start
header_before
header_end
header_after
layout_before
content_before
content_start
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Workers feel unsafe returning to the workplace after COVID-19
after_post_image
before_post_title

Workers feel unsafe returning to the workplace after COVID-19

after_post_title

COVID-19Insurance provider Protectivity has asked office workers around the UK how they’re feeling about going back to work as COVID-19 lockdown restrictions ease, what changes they have made during the lockdown period, their thoughts about attending workplace events over the next few months and how they’re feeling about their pets post-lockdown. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
UK business leaders predict office downsizing in the coming year
after_post_image
before_post_title

UK business leaders predict office downsizing in the coming year

after_post_title

DownsizingA new independent survey by Accumulate Capital suggests how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected UK businesses and their commercial property needs. The property development firm commissioned an independent survey of more than 500 senior decision-makers from businesses all over the UK and the majority believe there will be a need for downsizing to smaller office spaces in the future. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
UK firms optimistic about COVID-19 recovery prospects
after_post_image
before_post_title

UK firms optimistic about COVID-19 recovery prospects

after_post_title

RecoveryWhat impact is COVID-19 having on business confidence? And what recovery strategies are companies prioritising in response to the pandemic? Recruitment company Robert Half recently surveyed more than 1,500 executives to understand how they are responding to this ongoing period of unprecedented economic change. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Long hours main reason workers take their employer to tribunal
after_post_image
before_post_title

Long hours main reason workers take their employer to tribunal

after_post_title

TribunalUK workers are most likely to log a claim against their employer for making them work excessively long hours, claims new data by health and safety training provider DeltaNet International. The data, which looks at the number of employment tribunal cases over the last five years, suggests there have been 160,299 jurisdictions (complaints) in relation to employers breaking the Working Time Directive, which outlines the maximum weekly working hours. Under the directive, a UK employee cannot work more than 48 hours a week on average – normally averaged over 17 weeks – unless there is an exception. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
New strategy tackles the post-COVID climate emergency
after_post_image
before_post_title

New strategy tackles the post-COVID climate emergency

after_post_title

COVIDSupported by its Green Building Councils and their members, the WorldGBC (World Green Building Council) network has launched Sustainable Buildings for Everyone, Everywhere — a new strategy to accelerate and mainstream the transformation of built environments around the world. Based on climate science and the Global Goals of Sustainable Development (SDGs), the strategy tackles global warming, health and wellbeing and resource impacts to deliver quality infrastructure — a critical need for our planet, communities and economies in the context of the COVID pandemic.
(more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Stress and burnout threaten the benefits of working from home
after_post_image
before_post_title

Stress and burnout threaten the benefits of working from home

after_post_title

Working from homeA new study by Adaptavist, suggests the threats to long-term productivity and employee wellbeing posed by improvised solutions during the transition to remote work. Overall, 82 percent of people report they are equally (47 percent) if not more productive (35 percent) working from home, and company-wide communications have improved during the pandemic. However, the lack of a shared understanding of which tool to use and how to communicate with it, combined with the ‘always on’ nature of working from home, brings added stress and motivational challenges for remote workers. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Video call fatigue amounts to millions of unproductive businesses hours
after_post_image
before_post_title

Video call fatigue amounts to millions of unproductive businesses hours

after_post_title

Video callA recent study, which was commissioned by Bayfields Opticians & Audiologists and questioned 2000 people, claims people spent an average of three hours and 12 minutes each week on video calls – an increase of 120 percent compared to before lockdown. Connected Brits admit to spending hours getting ready for work-related video calls during lockdown and struggling to get back into the zone once the call is over, leading to millions of hours of ‘wasted’ work time since lockdown.

(more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Are employees more productive since lockdown?
after_post_image
before_post_title

Are employees more productive since lockdown?

after_post_title

ProductiveWith many companies announcing that they will not force employees back to the office until next year, 34 percent of UK workers have admitted to feeling more productive since working from home. That’s according to new ‘Work Different’ research from Qualtrics.

The research, which surveyed 2,000 UK workers, also claims that a third (31 percent) of workers have felt creative since working outside of the office, while over a quarter (27 percent) believe it’s been easier to collaborate with their colleagues since the coronavirus lockdown began. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Large majority of people want to continue some form of flexible working
after_post_image
before_post_title

Large majority of people want to continue some form of flexible working

after_post_title

Companies are in danger of losing top talent due to lack of flexible workingNine out of ten employees who have worked at home during lockdown would like to continue doing so in some capacity, research suggests. The report, by academics at Cardiff University and the University of Southampton, presents the first analysis of employee survey data focusing on homeworking, which was gathered for the Understanding Society Covid-19 Study. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Permanent working from home would reduce UK economy by £480 billion
after_post_image
before_post_title

Permanent working from home would reduce UK economy by £480 billion

after_post_title

A new study claims that if British workers do not return to their offices at all, the UK economy could contract by £480 billion. The study from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), and led by Douglas McWilliams, a former chief economic adviser to the Confederation of British Industry, suggests that in a worst case scenario, the British economy would not return to its size before the coronavirus pandemic until 2025 if people continue working from home as they have over the past few months. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
German trial of universal basic income set to begin
after_post_image
before_post_title

German trial of universal basic income set to begin

after_post_title

A new trial of universal basic income and its effects on people’s wellbeing, work and wealth is set to start next year in Germany. The study will see 120 people receive €1,200 each month for three years, and researchers will compare their experiences with another group of 1,380 people who will not receive the payments. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Using nature based solutions in buildings will help address climate change
after_post_image
before_post_title

Using nature based solutions in buildings will help address climate change

after_post_title

The IGNITION project from the UK Green Building Council has published its first report for businesses, titled ‘Nature-based solutions to the climate emergency: The benefits to business and society’  The report claims to provide organisations with the data they need to make informed decisions about the types of urban nature-based solutions (NBS) available to them and how these can help meet sustainability objectives to benefit business, society and the environment. It sets out to highlight the benefits of using NBS across the built environment and aims to inspire confidence in business leaders and investors to increase the use of NBS. (more…)

post_end
post_after
content_end
content_after
sidebar_before
sidebar_after
layout_after
footer_before
footer_after
body_end
wp_footer