January 10, 2022
January 10, 2022
Risk of job losses has been falling for years, but at a price
by Neil Franklin • News, Workplace
Decades of declining change in the UK labour market has reduced the risk of damaging job losses, but also limited opportunities for pay-enhancing job moves, according to new research published by the Resolution Foundation for The Economy 2030 Inquiry. More →
January 10, 2022
People will quit if not offered a four day week
by Neil Franklin • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
A new poll published today claims there is significant demand for a four day work week in the UK. The survey by Censuswide on behalf of ClickUp, suggests that nearly a third (31.2 percent) of Brits are actively looking for a shorter work week in 2022 or have already agreed to one with their current employer. More →
January 7, 2022
Majority of employees are rethinking their career paths
January 5, 2022
Warning over worker welfare on 2022’s first day ‘not back in office’
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
The 4th January was the first working day of 2022 for many employees, but due to ongoing working from home restrictions the majority will not be attending their usual workplaces. According to the latest research from the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM), more than half of office workers had expected to be back in the office today, and three quarters would have been back by the end of this week. More →
December 23, 2021
You gotta get IN to get out
by Mark Eltringham • IN Magazine, News, Premium Content
It was only towards the end of the development of IN Magazine that we became aware of something called COVID 19. By the time of the official launch in March of 2020, it had become clear that the world was facing a challenge that would lead to a reassessment of many aspects of our lives. We’re not out of the woods yet and there remain more questions than answers about what lies ahead. Yet organisations are looking forwards and I’ve been privileged in recent weeks to listen in on several conversations from occupiers about both their plans for the future and the necessity of flexibility in applying them, as they tread uncertainly in a new era and learn more about it as they go. More →
December 20, 2021
New era of work leaves workers feeling empowered
by Neil Franklin • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
A majority of Americans feel newly empowered in the new era of work, according to a new survey from Randstad USA. Nearly three-in-four (73 percent) respondents feel as though they can make changes to their work-life balance, and 79 percent reported gaining new clarity regarding their professional goals, higher than the global average of 72 percent. More →
December 20, 2021
Startups fuelling growth in demand for flexible offices
by Neil Franklin • Cities, News, Property
According to data from The Instant Group 584,097 companies have been registered in the UK since the start of 2021 – this equates to 1,781 per day. The most companies registered in 2021 so far have been in London, Birmingham, and Manchester. The growth in start-ups has fuelled an increase in demand for flexible offices across the UK’s cities, with large proportional increases outside London. Requirements for coworking and serviced offices has grown significantly in cities such as Bristol (41 percent), Manchester (28 percent), and Reading (27 percent) over the past year. More →
December 17, 2021
One in six employees are retrained and ready for new careers
by Jayne Smith • News, Working lives
December 15, 2021
Company culture, linked to share price, funding success and growth
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Working culture
A new research report from Culture Amp, claims that company workforces’ overall confidence as well as employees’ belief in their leaders are the biggest differentiators when it comes to achieving sustained stock price increases between July 2020 and June 2021. More →