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Organisations still adjusting to reality of `gig economy`

Organisations still adjusting to reality of `gig economy`

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gig economyA new report from Aon claims that the so-called gig economy will continue to flourish but many employers are still adjusting to its realities. Using research from HR and gig workers across Europe, the report, Gig Economy: Financial Security or Greater Control, claims that 26 percent of European HR directors believe their workforces will have 51-75 percent of gig workers in five years’ time, while 18 percent of UK HRDs believe 75 percent or more of their workforce will be made up of contractors in 5 years’ time. Nearly all HRDs believe providing health and benefits packages would improve gig worker recruitment (94 percent), engagement (93 percent), productivity (88 percent) and retention (95 percent). (more…)

Majority of HR professionals aware of value they add to their organisation

Majority of HR professionals aware of value they add to their organisation

by • News, Workplace

HRFour in five (80 percent) of those who work in the domain of human resources in the UK and Ireland say that a role in HR and other parts of the ‘people profession’ offers them a meaningful career and almost three quarters (73 percent) believe they have the opportunity to add value to their organisation, the latest People Profession Survey from the CIPD and Workday claims. (more…)

Corporate wellbeing is too focused on sick workers

Corporate wellbeing is too focused on sick workers

by • News, Wellbeing

corporate wellbeingCorporate wellbeing initiatives are often too focused on sick individuals, and firms should be addressing the root causes of physical and mental health by building healthy organisations instead. That is the main claim of a new report from the Corporate Research Forum (CRF) report, supported by Lane 4 and Mercer.  The report is based on interviews with 150 HR leaders from FTSE 100 and similar sized businesses. (more…)

The experience of working from home is not the same for everyone

The experience of working from home is not the same for everyone

by • Comment, Flexible working, Wellbeing

So we’ve demonstrated that we can work from home. But is it a permanent solution? We hear senior managers counting the numbers and working out just how much money will be saved if organisations no longer need their office space. It’s a seductive argument. So before we all settle down in our spare bedrooms with a sigh of relief, let’s just have a think about what that model would mean in the long term. (more…)

Wellbeing benefits of time in nature endure for months

Wellbeing benefits of time in nature endure for months

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Mental healthThe wellbeing benefits from simple daily contact with nature can last for months, once initiated, according to a new review from The Wildlife Trusts. The review is based on surveys completed by people taking part in 30 Days Wild, a study based on three peer-reviewed papers. Researchers at the University of Derby evaluated survey responses from more than 1,000 people over five years and discovered the enduring effects on wellbeing from participation in 30 Days Wild – the positive effects are still felt two months after the challenge is over. (more…)

Most British workers reluctant to work mainly from home, BCO poll claims

Most British workers reluctant to work mainly from home, BCO poll claims

by • News, Property

Rumours of the demise of the office are much exaggerated, according to new independent polling commissioned by the British Council for Offices (BCO), the representative body for the UK’s office sector. Just one in five (20 percent) UK adults plans primarily to work from home in the future, while only 16 percent hope that working from home replaces the office. Last week, Twitter, the social media company, announced that staff could ‘forever work from home’ if they wanted to. However, that offer would only be partially taken up by British workers, with many instead opting for ‘mixed working’, balancing time between the office and home. (more…)

Firms need to embed lessons from pandemic in a new work culture

Firms need to embed lessons from pandemic in a new work culture

by • News, Technology, Wellbeing

work cultureOrganisations should build on the lessons they have learned about themselves and their employees during the pandemic and embed them into their work culture. That is the main claim of the tenth annual Global Human Capital Trends report from Deloitte. (more…)

Neurodiversity measures do not hold up in the present culture

Neurodiversity measures do not hold up in the present culture

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Until recently, the phrase ‘What’s neurodiversity?’ was a question I was frequently asked, often accompanied by a bit of a nervous stare. Fortunately, this is now changing, and thanks to continued research, community activism and representation in the media, people leaders now understand that neurodiversity means a unique talent to be tapped – not something to be avoided. (more…)

Pandemic emphasises the importance of kindness

Pandemic emphasises the importance of kindness

by • News, Wellbeing

Almost three-quarters of UK adults say it is important that we learn from the coronavirus pandemic to be more kind as a society, according to a new survey. The survey was published by the Mental Health Foundation to mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year has the theme of Kindness. Two-thirds of people say that when others are kind to them, it has a positive impact on their mental health, according to the survey of 4,256 UK adults aged 18 and above.

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CIPD Festival of Work goes digital for 2020

CIPD Festival of Work goes digital for 2020

by • Events, News, Workplace

There’s just one month to go until CIPD hosts its Festival of Work, which has moved online for the first time. Extended to three days, it will provide even more access to expert masterclasses, discussions and skills sessions, and a taste of large-scale events of this kind for the future. It is following a well trodden path in the current climate as a number of other events have moved online. (For an up to date list of workplace events and their status visit our Events page). (more…)

Events

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The MillerKnoll Insight Group sponsor this events page. We do our best to make sure that this workplace events calendar is as comprehensive as possible, but if there’s something we’ve missed that you think we should include, please let us know. We believe it is essential that people make the effort to network and attend workplace events as much as possible, so if you see us at anything you attend, please say hello.

Wellbeing at Work Summit Middle East 2026
20 January 2026 - 29 January 2026
Cairo, Riyadh, Muscat and Dubai
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A new role for technologies in workplace change
21 January 2026
Online
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Space Plus
27 January 2026 - 28 January 2026
London
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Space UK
28 January 2026
London
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High-Tech, Low-Touch: Why The Future of Workplace Experience Isn’t on a Screen
29 January 2026
Online
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Top Cultural risks impacting wellbeing and performance of the Indian Workplace
18 February 2026
Online
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Designing for Menopause
18 February 2026
Online
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London Coworking Assembly Unreasonable Connection Going Live!
24 February 2026
London
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Workplace Futures Conference FM – a roadmap for the future
26 February 2026
London
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Wellbeing at Work Summit US 2026
03 March 2026 - 05 March 2026
New York, Austin and Online
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CoreNet APAC Summit -Innovate to Thrive: Driving Strategic Growth, Empowering Real Estate Leadership
03 March 2026 - 05 March 2026
Kuala Lumpur
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World Workplace Europe
11 March 2026 - 12 March 2026
The Hague
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Interior Design Exhibition in Leeds - Design Festival North
11 March 2026
Leeds
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Evolving Workplaces: Planning The AI-Enabled Workplace
18 March 2026
Online
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Future of Work Canada
07 April 2026 - 09 April 2026
Toronto
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2026 Neurodiversity in Business Annual Conference
08 April 2026
London
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From ‘cathedrals’ of interaction to diverse workplace settings
15 April 2026
Online
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Wellbeing at Work Summit Asia 2026
16 April 2026 - 23 April 2026
Hong Kong, Singapore and Bengaluru
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The Workplace Leaders Summit
28 April 2026 - 30 April 2026
Birmingham
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The Workplace Event
28 April 2026 - 30 April 2026
Birmingham
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Wellbeing at Work US Summit 2026 – Chicago
05 May 2026
Chicago
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Shared Services and Outsourcing Week
18 May 2026 - 21 May 2026
Estoril, Portugal
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Wellbeing at Work Summit Europe 2026
19 May 2026 - 21 May 2026
Zurich, Amsterdam and Stockholm
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Clerkenwell Design Week
19 May 2026 - 21 May 2026
London
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The Workspace Exhibition
02 June 2026 - 04 June 2026
Dubai
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Neocon - Chicago
08 June 2026 - 10 June 2026
Chicago
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3 Days of Design
10 June 2026 - 12 June 2026
Copenhagen
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BCO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
17 June 2026 - 18 June 2026
Edinburgh
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London Design Festival
13 September 2026 - 21 September 2026
London
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Facilities & Estates Management Live
20 October 2026 - 21 October 2026
London
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Orgatec Europe 2026 - New Visions of Work
27 October 2026 - 30 October 2026
Cologne
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Insight Publishing is one of the world’s leading platforms for workplace news, commentary and features. It publishes podcasts, reports, daily updates and now IN and Works magazines.

Workplace Insight is the UK’s most widely read publication dedicated to the design and management of workplaces, offering a  definitive source of daily ideas, comment, news and information. Launched in 2013, it publishes a weekly newsletter and has a readership of up to 8,000 unique users a day including workplace professionals, suppliers, purchasing, HR, IT and facilities managers and specifiers including fit-out firms, architects and designers.

IN Magazine was launched in 2020 to offer a new way of talking about the physical office and the digital and cultural aspects of work. Aimed at occupiers and managers, it is published every two months and has around 90,000 readers per issue. In the Spring of 2022, Works Magazine was launched aimed at Europe’s workplace interiors sector. It has quickly established itself as one of the continent’s essential reads for everybody interested in office design.

Insight Publishing is led by Mark Eltringham, a professional with over thirty years’ specialist experience working as an editor, writer and commentator. Mark is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and is the European Director of Work&Place Journal. Works magazine is edited and published by Mick Jordan, who has been a mainstay of the European office design scene for over twenty years. Insight Publishing employs an experienced and knowledgeable team of industry experts, journalists and professionals to offer you the most independent reporting of issues relating to workplace design, culture and management, property, cities and technology.

 

Philosophy

From day one, we have worked on the premise that modern ways of working are no longer about just physical offices, but about cultural and digital work spaces too. This is the driving force behind a new discipline that embraces existing professions like general management, facilities management, HR, IT, real estate, design and architecture. The end result is a coherent way of looking at a wide range of workplace issues centred on the needs of people that occupy the three domains of 21st Century work. We offer a platform for all those with new, insightful and meaningful things to say about related issues. We prefer not to follow received wisdom but produce thought-provoking, informative and occasionally challenging content.

 

Contact

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