July 1, 2021
June 29, 2021
Insecure income, boredom and physical health impacted employee wellbeing most in lockdown
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing, Working lives
Having an insecure financial situation, being bored in both work and free time, and worsening physical health were the biggest factors affecting employee’s wellbeing, during the first covid-19 lockdown, according to new research from emlyon business school. More →
June 25, 2021
UK employees working £4.2 billion unpaid overtime every week
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
The amount of unpaid overtime that workers around the world are doing has soared in the past year; unpaid overtime in the UK has steadily risen from six hours in 2019 to seven hours in 2020 in the advent of COVID-19, to almost eight hours in 2021, claims a new study by the ADP Research Institute, People at Work 2021: A Global Workforce View. More →
June 23, 2021
‘WFH paranoia’: Half of UK workers send emails late at night or early morning
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
One-in-five (20 percent) UK workers now have their work instant messaging app on their personal mobile phone, as WFH paranoia sets in, according to new research by Furniture At Work. More →
June 22, 2021
Winning the war for talent in the post-pandemic world
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
The Future Forum, a consortium launched by Slack Technologies, Inc., has released a new study that unpacks how 15 months of pandemic work has shifted employee expectations. More →
June 18, 2021
Demand for Facilities Management professionals continues to rise
by Jayne Smith • Facilities management, News, Working lives
The latest RICS UK Facilities Management Survey results suggest a greater demand for services across all sectors, apart from retail, with FM employment opportunities therefore increasing. Furthermore, for the first time since the COVID-19 crisis swept the world last year, profit margins in the sector are expected to rise. More →
June 18, 2021
Mental health is now biggest crisis for business
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Working lives
A new research report Dräger Safety UK, which assesses the impact of Covid-19, Brexit and workplace culture on health and safety in UK workplaces, warns of an impending crisis as a result of soaring mental health issues and compromises on investment. More →
June 17, 2021
Suburban commercial property markets outperform City Centres for first time in a decade
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
Research from The Instant Group claims that suburban commercial property markets are outperforming City Centres for the first time in over ten years. The increased demand is largely being driven by those who no longer want to work from home, but don’t want to be back in larger cities. More →