September 1, 2021
Search Results for: commuting
August 10, 2021
Mid-Senior Level jobs offer the best remote work opportunities
August 2, 2021
Majority of people would cycle to work if their employer offered better facilities
by Jayne Smith • Facilities management, News, Wellbeing
Employers should be doing more to encourage staff to start commuting into the office by bicycle, suggests research from Graham Coffey & Co.Solicitors. Ahead of Cycle to Work Day (August 5th), the law firm surveyed more than 1,500 people to better understand attitudes towards cycling safety and what can be done to make cycling a more attractive prospect for employees. More →
July 29, 2021
Inclusive workplaces will be focus of new disability strategy
by Neil Franklin • News, Wellbeing
A new strategy from the UK government promises more inclusive workplaces, easier commuting and better job prospects for millions of disabled people. The strategy sets out 100 immediate commitments supported by £1.6bn of funding alongside an ambitious agenda for future reform. As well as inclusive workplaces, the strategy covers a range of other areas including accessible housing and better access to justice, culture and the arts. More →
July 7, 2021
One fifth of UK workers do not intend to commute again post pandemic
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
As employees across the UK are to set to embark on their return to the workplace following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, new research by Kura, claims that commuters are reluctant to return to the office in the coming months, mainly due to increased concern over infection control and social distancing on the daily commute. More →
June 30, 2021
The rise of the loveable leader: pandemic inspires new generation of compassionate leadership
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Workplace
Heralding the age of a more compassionate type of leader, almost eight in ten (76 percent) UK business leaders consider their employees to be friends, not just colleagues, with three quarters (74 percent) admitting they want their employees to like them, claims new research from Michael Page. More →
June 25, 2021
Gen Z reject ‘right to work from home’ proposal
June 24, 2021
Three quarters of people returning to the office are actively seeking new ways to travel
by Jayne Smith • Environment, News, Wellbeing
The commute as we knew it may be gone for good, claims new research conducted by DASH Rides. DASH and Sapio Research surveyed over 2,000 city-dwelling, full-time workers, who used to work primarily in the office and now work primarily at home and discovered that three quarters of those returning to the office will be actively avoiding public transport or seeking new ways to travel. More →
June 18, 2021
Cities could be more important post-pandemic, not less, suggests report
by Neil Franklin • Cities, Flexible working, News
Paradoxically, more in-person work environments and the concentration of jobs in cities could be a medium- to long-term impact of the pandemic’s shift to remote working, suggests Citi GPS Technology at Work: The Coming of the Post-Production Society, a report produced by Citi and the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford. The report cites the automation of manufacturing and clerical tasks alongside the potential for professional services jobs that can be done remotely to be done cheaper overseas as the start of a foundational shift in developed economies. The future of work in these countries, it suggests, could be based largely on innovation, exploration and creative thinking which require face-to-face interaction and geographic proximity. More →
June 17, 2021
Women struggling with almost twice as much fatigue and anxiety as men
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Working lives
As COVID-19 continues to limit our daily lives, forcing the Government to extend social restrictions into July, restrictions of a different kind are taking their toll on working women, and may be even longer-lasting, according to research from 87 percent. More →
June 8, 2021
The hybrid working era will introduce a range of new team building activities
by Efrat Fenigson • Company news, Flexible working
The future of work is neither here (at home) nor there (at the office). The hybrid post-pandemic model for the workplace is quickly coming into play, whereby employees work in the office for part of the week and log in from home for the rest, with staff rotating in and out, connecting virtually and in real life, all from various spots on the globe. Even as restrictions ease, it’s clear that work as we know it may never be the same. Full-time 9-5 commuting schedules are a thing of the past, but the practice of having the entire team conference together on Zoom from their couches is quickly ending as well. More →
August 5, 2021
We need to take a long term view on workplace sustainability
by Guenaelle Watson • Comment, Environment