August 20, 2021
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August 16, 2021
Castaway workers have forgotten the art of small talk, getting dressed and colleagues’ names
by Neil Franklin • Flexible working, News, Working culture
A third of UK workers admit they’ve forgotten the password to their computer, office entrance or locker, one in five workers have forgotten a colleague’s name or called them by the wrong name and say their small talk skills have been impacted by working from home. Those are some of the findings of a new report from Michael Page into the effects of a year and a half of lockdown and workplace disruption. (more…)
August 12, 2021
Southeast office take-up higher than five-year average
by Jayne Smith • News, Property
Pent-up demand on hold in 2020 has returned with office take-up in the first half of this year nearly a quarter above the five-year average, according to Savills‘ data. Demand is outstripping supply with a development pipeline equal to five months take up in an average year said the property agent. (more…)
August 10, 2021
Mid-Senior Level jobs offer the best remote work opportunities
August 4, 2021
Commercial property shows signs of recovery this year
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Property
More than half of respondents agree conditions are consistent with an upturn, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, RICS’ latest commercial property market survey. In the second quarter, 56 percent of survey participants predicted a recovery compared with 38 percent of respondents from January to March. (more…)
July 22, 2021
Flexible working valued at equivalent of £4,000 a year, say workers
by Neil Franklin • Flexible working, News
UK office workers would need a £4,000 salary bump to tempt them back to the office full-time. This is according to new research released today by Locatee – a workspace occupancy and analytics provider. Commissioned by YouGov, the Locatee research explores more than 1,000 UK office workers’ attitudes towards remote and flexible working, and the effects on job satisfaction, productivity, and security. (more…)
July 19, 2021
Thought Machine and LABS agree major deal for new Bloomsbury HQ
by Freddie Steele • Company news, Property
Thought Machine, core banking technology company, has agreed to lease all 67,000 sq ft, at 7 Herbrand Street, WC1, in a bespoke deal with leading flexible workspace provider LABS. The building will become its new London headquarters to support its ambitious growth plans. (more…)
July 13, 2021
The office is everywhere and nowhere, baby
by Mark Eltringham • Flexible working, Podcasts, Premium Content, Workplace design
Workplace Insight and IN Magazine publisher Mark Eltringham recently took part in a lively episode of the Nowhere Office podcast with Julia Hobsbawn, Stefan Stern and Joanna Swash. They considered the current nature of work, what long term changes we can expect to emerge now and the role of working culture in providing a great experience for everybody, whoever and wherever they are – and whenever they might work. (more…)
July 8, 2021
Climate Commission launched to identify green investment opportunities
by Jayne Smith • Environment, News
The new UK Cities Climate Investment Commission begins work to identify Green Investment opportunities across UK Cities. Cities, investment and innovation experts have launched a Commission which begins the process of identifying a transformational programme of Green Growth for the UK’s cities. (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…)
July 23, 2021
The unshocking truth about work and workplaces
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Workplace design