September 30, 2021

‘Great Resignation’ means companies must adapt to needs of workers

Workers are leaving jobs like never before, and it’s causing a shortage of talent that has companies around the globe reeling, according to a survey conducted by Citrix Systems. Based on a poll of 1,000 US based knowledge workers, 40 percent have left at least one job in the past year or are considering doing so. The report from the firm sets out the factors behind the so-called Great Resignation and what firms may have to do in response. More →

September 30, 2021

Workspace Design Show 2021 opens in less than two months

by Freddie Steele • Company news, Workplace design

In less than two months, Workspace Design Show will open its doors, welcoming the commercial interiors community to discover and discuss tomorrow’s places of work at London’s Business Design Centre from 4-5 November 2021. More →

September 29, 2021

UK FM sector not doing enough about planetary and personal wellbeing

by Jayne Smith • Environment, News, Wellbeing

In its latest white paper report, VINCI Facilities is arguing that the facilities management sector is not taking a strategic approach or taking enough specific action to address its responsibilities towards the wellbeing being of individuals and the planet as a whole. More →

September 23, 2021

Air quality guidelines from WHO aim to save millions of lives

by Neil Franklin • News, Wellbeing

New World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) claim to provide clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on human health, at even lower concentrations than previously understood. The guidelines recommend new air quality levels to protect the health of populations, by reducing levels of key air pollutants, some of which also contribute to climate change. More →

September 23, 2021

UK employers more worried about motivation than resignation

by Jayne Smith • News, Working culture, Working lives

Research from Omnipresent, in partnership with Remote Social, claims that four in 10 employers (40 percent) feel that COVID-19 has positively or extremely positively impacted employee retention. In contrast, less than a quarter (24 percent) feel that it has negatively or extremely negatively impacted this area. The survey considered the views of 250 HR managers and C-Suite professionals across the UK. More →

September 23, 2021

One in five employers have changed employees’ terms and conditions since pandemic onset

by Jayne Smith • News, Workplace

One in five employers (22 percent) have made changes to employees’ terms and conditions of employment between March 2020 and July 2021, according to new research from the CIPD. The most common changes were to location of work (49 percent), followed by hours of work (47 percent) and pay levels (44 percent), redundancy/terms pay (22 percent) and access to enhanced contractual entitlements/incentives (20 percent). More →

September 21, 2021

The commercial property market is changing rapidly, and for the better

by Tom Jansons • Comment, Property

Predicting behaviours in the commercial property market is never an easy thing, yet we know that the pandemic has drastically altered this market. Whilst some players have advocated ‘the end is nigh’ for all office space, research shows a different picture emerging – namely the office space as we know it is evolving into something different. The impact of prolonged uncertainty has fuelled change. However, there are other forces at work shaping a brighter and more varied future for office space. More →

September 16, 2021

Central London office pre-lets surge due to pent-up demand

by Jayne Smith • News, Property

Completions in central London are expected to hit a three-year high, with 5.5m sq ft scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, according to Savills research. More →

September 15, 2021

WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment expands scope to include embodied carbon

by Jayne Smith • Environment, News

WorldGBC has announced an update to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitment), expanding its scope to recognise enhanced leadership action in tackling embodied carbon emissions from the building and construction sector. More →

September 9, 2021

Majority of younger workers fear loneliness from long-term home working

by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working culture, Working lives

New research from Kadence claims that since working from home, Gen Z and Millenials feel disproportionately isolated, and say it is negatively impacting their ability to build and develop relationships at work – and potentially harming their career progress. More →

September 9, 2021

Sedus Stoll AG appoint new Management Board member for Marketing and Sales

by Freddie Steele • Company news

Christoph Kargruber will be taking over as Sedus Stoll AG’s Chief Marketing and Sales Officer from 1 October 2021. The native Austrian graduated in business administration with a focus on corporate management from the Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck and brings with him over twenty years of international management experience in the B2B2C sector. More →

September 7, 2021

Climate change action highlighted by coalition ahead of Cities, Regions and Built Environment Day at COP26

by Neil Franklin • Environment, News

Following the sobering message from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, a coalition led by C40, the Global Alliance for Building and Construction (GlobalABC), The Resilience Shift, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) announce #BuildingToCOP26 — a partnership to promote radical collaboration for climate change action ahead of the Cities, Regions and Built Environment Day at COP26. More →