May 20, 2021
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May 19, 2021
Government must recognise role of managers in halting unemployment crisis
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Working culture
A shift to remote working in the pandemic has made starting a new job even more challenging and the Government must recognise the vital role managers have to play as it works to ensure the success of its £2.6 billion job drive. More →
May 5, 2021
European businesses leading the charge towards progressive office models
by Jayne Smith • Business, Flexible working, News

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New research conducted by Locatee claims that employee wellbeing is the top priority for CRE managers over the next five years. The research details the opinions of corporate real estate managers (CREMs) from across Europe, outlining the changes they have seen during the pandemic, and how their businesses will adapt for the future. More →
April 28, 2021
Employee wellbeing and business results directly linked, research claims
by Jayne Smith • Business, News, Wellbeing
March 25, 2021
Fifth of managers consider quitting as COVID burnout strikes
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Wellbeing, Working lives
More than six in ten UK managers have experienced burnout at work because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a fifth considering quitting their job as a result, according to new research from Benenden Health. More →
March 25, 2021
Wellbeing strategies could add £61bn to English economy
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Working culture
Corporate wellbeing could add £61bn to the English economy by 2025 through added productivity, if UK companies can create new wellbeing strategies and improve underperforming ones, according to a new study by Westfield Health. More →
March 18, 2021
Toxic workplace culture costing UK economy £20.2 billion per year
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Working culture
The cost of poor company culture is a staggering £20.2 billion per year, according to research from HR software provider Breathe. The report ‘The Culture Economy 2021’, claims that almost a third (27 percent) of SME employees quit their job due to poor workplace culture, an increase of 6 percent from last year (21 percent). More →
March 17, 2021
Mental health and wellbeing are top of the priority list
by Jayne Smith • News, Wellbeing, Working culture
A new in-depth report by HR and payroll software providers, Natural HR highlights the trends, challenges and priorities facing the HR profession, and the impact of the pandemic. In 2019, the top priority of HR leaders was cited as recruitment and retention, however by the end of 2020 this had shifted to employee health and wellbeing. More →
March 9, 2021
The office will bounce back, but not as we remember it
by Luke Munro • Comment, Property, Workplace design
Looking back, who could possibly have predicted 2020? It’s been such a difficult pandemic year for so many individuals and companies. Yet it’s also been a transformative time, which has seen dramatic shifts in the way we work. So, with some trepidation, here’s my forecast for the near future. This year will see the office bounce back, but not as we remember it. The office of the future will have an important new role as the physical embodiment of a changing corporate culture. More →
March 5, 2021
From the archive: Flexible working may improve productivity, but does it diminish creativity?
by Maciej Markowski • Comment, Flexible working, Workplace
Originally published in December 2014. Homeworking seems to have become a bit of a hot topic this year, but one sentence published on the www.gov.uk website brought a cold sweat to the brows of many managers and employees across the United Kingdom. “From 30 June 2014, all employees have the legal right to request flexible working – not just parents and carers.” More →
March 2, 2021
Progress for women in work back at 2017 levels due to COVID-19
by Jayne Smith • News, Working culture
May 20, 2021
Is the time right for office furniture as a service?
by Joanna Knight • Comment, JK, Workplace design