The next year will cement new trends in how we work January 2, 2023 The last year was supposed to herald the return to the office, but strikes and other disruptions meant a City full of workers never materialised.
Clifford Chance to leave Canary Wharf HQ for new City offices November 16, 2022 Clifford Chance is set to return to the City after striking a deal to leave its Canary Wharf headquarters in 2028. The Magic Circle law firm has struck a deal with Great Portland Estates (GPE) to rent 321,000 sq ft of office space at the property developer’s 2 Aldermanbury Square project, which is set to [...]
Pinsent Masons cuts desk space in Edinburgh after moving to new offices February 15, 2022 Pinsent Mason’s has cut the number of desks available to staff in its Edinburgh offices, after moving in to new premises, in a bid to free up space and adapt to the future of hybrid working. The London headquartered law firm is set to cut its desk space by 20 per cent, in seeking to [...]
Sercanto’s effort against UK recruiting decline December 21, 2022 The year 2022 ends with a bit of bitterness for the UK job market. The latter has in fact recorded a significant drop in hiring and, according to the forecasts, the trend could continue for 2023. The main reasons leading to this reduction are two: 1. Poor economic outlook discourages employers from investing and hiring [...]
Letters: Remote (island) working February 16, 2022 [Re: One-in-four UK workers plan a ‘hybrid holiday’ this year, to make the most of remote working, February 14] It’s great to see UK workers planning on taking full advantage of remote and hybrid working opportunities. Combined with the world opening up, ‘workations’ are going to be a huge 2022 trend. One in four people [...]
WeWork: Flexible office space giant raises ‘substantial doubt’ over its future August 9, 2023 We Work has suffered a sharp fall in its share price after raising "substantial doubt" over its future.
Commuter belt office space surges in popularity as workers flex hybrid options April 19, 2022 The commuter belt has become the new worker hub as people opt for co-working spaces rather than longer commutes. New data from office space provider IWG, which manages brands Regus and Spaces, found that there was a 91 per cent rise in attendance in Maidenhead in March compared with the month before. Meanwhile, homely towns like Hemel Hempstead [...]
One in three workers have experienced domestic abuse during the pandemic November 24, 2021 The Vodafone Foundation highlights the gaps for employee support and domestic abuse.
Mortgages are up but don’t get too excited April 19, 2024 What should we read into recent signs of a gradual recovery in the mortgage market? The answer is, it depends. Taking into account distortions caused by the work-from-home exodus from London and the cost of living and it looks like we may simply be returning to precedented times, says Steven MacDonald When it was announced [...]
The only way to get staff back to the office? Tell them to turn up and do it yourself May 25, 2023 Culture is not pilates at lunch or free fruit in the office; is the way bosses and employees come together, share ideas and create things. Sharing the same space is important for that culture, writes Chris Hirst