wp_head
body_start
header_before
header_end
header_after
layout_before
content_before
content_start
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Over half of employers are ignorant of the Good Work Plan
after_post_image
before_post_title

Over half of employers are ignorant of the Good Work Plan

after_post_title

good workIn five months’ time, employers will have to adhere to new employment laws proposed in the government’s Good Work Plan. However, the majority of UK businesses are completely unaware that these laws are due to come into effect. A survey by Citation, conducted via OnePoll, has found that 59 percent of British employers do not even know about the Good Work Plan, which proposes a variety of law changes that will come into effect in April 2020. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
World Economic Forum announces major circular economy initiative
after_post_image
before_post_title

World Economic Forum announces major circular economy initiative

after_post_title

earth and the circular economyThe World Economic Forum is creating a new partnership which it claims will harness the potential of technology innovation and smart policy to fast-track the circular economy. WEF claims that SCALE 360 will collaborate with government, business, civil society and entrepreneurs around the world to find bright new ideas that will help us cut the waste in the world’s economies. It defines a circular economy as a regenerative approach to production and consumption, in which products and materials are redesigned, recovered and reused to reduce environmental impacts. Research shows that this transition could generate $4.5 trillion in additional economic output by 2030. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
HR leaders feel unprepared for the future of work
after_post_image
before_post_title

HR leaders feel unprepared for the future of work

after_post_title

Gartner and the future of workOnly 9 percent of chief human resources officers (CHROs) agree that their organisation is prepared for the future of work, according to a new report from Gartner. The study ties in to Gartner Gartner ReimagineHR conference, which took place last week. It concludes that to address the needs of organisations and workers in the future, HR leaders must focus on five areas of work. It suggests that tackling the future of work should not mean looking at the various changing aspects of work, such as AI, the gig economy and the multigenerational workforce, in silos. Istead, HR leaders should focus on the big picture of what the future of work can and should look like in their organisation. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_title

Four-fifths of British employees continue to work when sick

after_post_title

A new study conducted by Love Energy Savings claims that more than 80 percent of British employees still continue to work when they are ill or sick. Love Energy Savings investigated which groups were most likely to continue to work when ill, with less than one-fifth of British workers (17 percent) admitting to taking sick days when they’re ill. And there is a widening margin when it comes to age groups.

(more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Four day week at Microsoft Japan boosts productivity by 40 percent
after_post_image
before_post_title

Four day week at Microsoft Japan boosts productivity by 40 percent

after_post_title

Microsoft Surface Hub and the four day weekMicrosoft Japan has announced the results of its four day work week trial, and claims the move increased productivity by almost 40 percent. The trial of the four day week, named the “Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019” saw around 2,300 employees given five successive Fridays off, with no reduction in salary and no days taken from annual leave. The project also included an offer of subsidised holidays and further education opportunities. Microsoft claims that the increase in productivity was largely attributable to shorter and more efficient meetings. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Brexit continues to dampen UK commercial property market
after_post_image
before_post_title

Brexit continues to dampen UK commercial property market

after_post_title

Brexit continues to affect the UK commercial property marketThe Brexit impasse is contributing to perceptions that the UK Commercial Property Market is in the downturn phase of the property cycle, according to the Q3 2019 RICS UK Commercial Property Market Survey. The latest results suggest that the highest proportion of respondents sensing the overall market is in the downturn phase of the property cycle since the series began in 2015 (+62 percent up from +53 percent in Q2), with anecdotal evidence suggesting that Brexit is having an increasingly detrimental impact on market activity. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Over fifties are driving the rise of self employment
after_post_image
before_post_title

Over fifties are driving the rise of self employment

after_post_title

over fifties and self-employmentMillions of older workers are joining and benefiting from the freelance sector, new research from IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) claims. IPSE’s research suggests there are now almost two million (1,907,000) self-employed people over the age of 50 in the UK: a number that has increased by 58.5 per cent in the last ten years. The growth is even bigger among highly skilled freelancers. Today, there are almost a million (950,000) highly skilled freelancers in the UK: a number that has risen by 68.2 per cent in the last ten years. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Fear of failure holds people back at work
after_post_image
before_post_title

Fear of failure holds people back at work

after_post_title

fear of failure is holding people back at workAccording to new research from Nyenrode Business University and IE University, one out of two people think they could perform better at work  if they were not worrying about making mistakes. The researchers studied 1,000 people and found that more than 40 percent of them say they have a fear of failure and making mistakes between 20-40 percent of the time or more. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Corporate sanctioned mindfulness is no fix for stress
after_post_image
before_post_title

Corporate sanctioned mindfulness is no fix for stress

after_post_title

Corporate sanctioned mindfulness is often nothing but a sticking plaster for stressThe use of mindfulness techniques in the corporate world could actually do more harm than good to employees, having little more than a ‘band aid’ or ‘quick fix’ effect, according to new research from Durham University Business School. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Digitalisation hindered by lack of leadership
after_post_image
before_post_title

Digitalisation hindered by lack of leadership

after_post_title

digitalisation held back by lack of leadershipDespite its importance in staying competitive and accelerating growth, business leaders are not seen as driving their company’s digital transformation, according to Mercer’s latest survey report, ‘Still transforming or already performing?. While 61 percent of UK HR leaders confirm that digitalisation is embedded in their company’s corporate strategy, only 3 out of 5 rate leadership as the main driver of transformation. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Freelancers say work makes them lonely, anxious and depressed 
after_post_image
before_post_title

Freelancers say work makes them lonely, anxious and depressed 

after_post_title

freelancers often feel lonelyAround two thirds (64 percent) of freelancers say they regularly feel lonely due to their work, with a further 59 percent saying they suffer from work-related anxiety, according the new research from office stationery and furniture suppliers, Viking. The survey also suggests that 60 percent say their quality of sleep is negatively affected by work, whilst over half (54 percent) read work emails on holiday. (more…)

post_end
post_after
post_before
post_start
before_post_image
Real estate leaders continue to see the value of coworking
after_post_image
before_post_title

Real estate leaders continue to see the value of coworking

after_post_title

serviced offices and coworkingCushman & Wakefield has published a new report that looks at the perceptions held by corporate real estate executives about flexible workspaces and coworking. Cushman & Wakefield partnered with CoreNet Global to survey more than 550 key CRE executives at organisations around the world. (more…)

post_end
post_after
content_end
content_after
sidebar_before
sidebar_after
layout_after
footer_before
footer_after
body_end
wp_footer