July 1, 2021
Search Results for: wellbeing
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 21, 2021
HR should play a more strategic role in business resilience
by Jeanette Wheeler • Comment, Flexible working, Technology, Workplace
Almost every organisation now knows it must become more resilient as the economy emerges from the pandemic. As well as coping with crises and global events, organisations must excel in the face of the many less high-profile disruptions that hit an organisation – from supply chain bottlenecks to shifts in demand and sudden skills shortages. HR departments have a major role to play in this but to do so successfully requires a change of mindset, taking a step back from traditional administrative functions and reviewing the entire business as if they were an outsider. (more…)
June 21, 2021
Resimercial Collective by Connection heralds new era of hybrid working
by Freddie Steele • Company news, Workplace design
The Resimercial Collective by Connection is the perfect design to respond to the evolution of commercial interiors in the era of hybrid working. A cross pollination of materials and aesthetics, with the comfort of home styling and the durability and functional demands of a working environment. As the lines between distinct work functions in a space become more and more blurred, the Resimercial Collective is designed to blend areas together to create a harmonious environment that facilitates hi-performance and the wellbeing of employees. (more…)
June 18, 2021
Demand for Facilities Management professionals continues to rise
by Jayne Smith • Facilities management, News, Working lives
The latest RICS UK Facilities Management Survey results suggest a greater demand for services across all sectors, apart from retail, with FM employment opportunities therefore increasing. Furthermore, for the first time since the COVID-19 crisis swept the world last year, profit margins in the sector are expected to rise. (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 17, 2021
UK working parents concern about future linked to final restrictions lifting
by Jayne Smith • Flexible working, News, Working lives
New research from Working Families claims nearly a third of working parents (29 percent) are concerned their caring responsibilities will make them more vulnerable to redundancy when furlough ends, after juggling work and childcare through the pandemic. (more…)






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June 30, 2021
The new era of flexible working and knowing when to lie flat
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Flexible working, Wellbeing