April 30, 2021
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April 29, 2021
Over a third of IT leaders state their remote workers have knowingly put corporate data at risk
by Jayne Smith • News, Technology, Working culture
More than a third (35 percent) of UK IT decision makers admitted that their remote workers have already knowingly put corporate data at risk of a breach in the last year according to an annual survey – conducted by Apricorn. This is concerning given that over one in ten surveyed IT decision makers also noted that they either have no control over where company data goes or where it is stored (15 percent) and their technology does not support secure mobile/remote working (12 percent). (more…)
April 23, 2021
Pandemic drives shift in attitudes to sustainability
by Jayne Smith • Environment, News
The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated consumers focus on sustainability and willingness to pay out of their own pockets – or even take a pay cut – for a sustainable future, according to a new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) survey of over 14,000 consumers in nine countries. (more…)
April 23, 2021
WiredScore launches SmartScore – global certification for smart buildings
by Freddie Steele • Company news
WiredScore, is announcing the launch of a new certification for smart buildings aimed at providing clarity, definition and measurement for the growing smart building industry. SmartScore certification was developed in response to increasing demand for guidance around what ‘smart’ really means in relation to commercial buildings, and how it can and should be implemented. (more…)
April 22, 2021
Relationships with colleagues are harder to build while remote working
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working culture
New research by employee engagement and culture app, Totem, claims that 54 percent of workers feel it has been harder to build relationships with colleagues while working from home. The results demonstrate the difficulty many have faced over the past year, with 58 percent also saying that remote working has made joining a new company harder. (more…)
April 21, 2021
Workers do double the work because of disconnected tech
by Jayne Smith • News, Technology, Working lives
New research by Templafy claims over a third (37 percent) of UK employees do around double the amount of work because their technology stack lacks useful integrations in its business enablement report. This leaves UK workers spending large amounts of time switching between applications, with over one in four, 27 percent, using six to ten different applications each week. (more…)
April 21, 2021
Email fatigue is causing rising dissatisfaction with remote work
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
Superhuman, have released the results of a new survey that examines how the pandemic and shift to remote work are impacting employee satisfaction with their jobs. (more…)
April 21, 2021
Majority of UK workers don’t want to go back to the office until everyone is vaccinated
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing
As lockdown starts to lift, more people are having to think about going back to work as normal. That means commutes, offices, cafeterias, and face to face meetings. CPD Online College, surveyed over 1,000 UK employees to find out how they feel about returning to the office prior to everyone being vaccinated. (more…)
April 20, 2021
Nearly a million workers struggling with mental wellbeing due to remote working
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Working lives
As April is Stress Awareness Month, Instant Offices researched how the last year has affected employees mental health also what business and individual employees can do to improve and support mental wellbeing. (more…)
April 20, 2021
FUTURE Designs awarded the IMMUNE Building Standard
by Freddie Steele • Company news
FUTURE Designs, a UK based designer and manufacturer of luminaires and lighting solutions, obtains the first IMMUNE Building Standard certification in the world for an Industrial Building, awarded by Healthy by Design Building Institute (HDBI). The factory and headquarters achieved the label ‘IMMUNE – Strong’ following the company’s successful implementation of the health and safety set of measures for its employees. (more…)
April 19, 2021
Pressure and weak leadership form the recipe for workplace bullying
by Neil Franklin • News, Wellbeing
Employees experience more bullying on days with higher work pressure and passive avoidant leadership, finds new research from BI Norwegian Business School and the University of Bergen and published in The European Management Journal. Professor Olav Kjellevold Olsen and colleagues studied how work pressure is related to daily experiences of workplace bullying related acts, as well as the relationship with transformational or laissez-faire leadership. Transformational leadership involves paying more attention to employees’ needs for achievement and providing social support. Laissez-faire leadership involves a more passive and destructive approach leaving followers on their own in situations in need of leadership. (more…)
April 16, 2021
Mental health concerns at SMEs have surged during the pandemic
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing
Breathe has released the findings from a recent survey aiming to understand business attitudes and approaches to mental health in the workplace. According to the firm, the pandemic has fuelled a health crisis which continues to impact the mental and physical wellbeing of staff in a number of ways. As a result, employers are under pressure to introduce adequate safeguarding measures, according to the report. (more…)