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WeWork cuts office space in a bid to save cash November 10, 2022 WeWork has announced it would be closing some of its US offices in a bid to save costs and boost profitability. Announcing its third quarter results, the flexible office space said it would be shutting about 40 “underperforming” offices in the US, comprising of approximately 41,000 workstations. WeWork said that although these closures are expected [...]
London flexible office occupancy rates recover to pre-pandemic levels December 22, 2022 Flexible office spaces in central London have seen their occupancy rates recover to pre-pandemic levels, new data shows. A majority (86 per cent) of the world’s top 30 flexible workspace providers have seen now seen occupancy rates in their central London offices surpass levels of 60 per cent, a survey by Knight Frank shows. A [...]
Holidaymakers told to expect delays as passport office workers start FIVE WEEK strike March 17, 2023 Passport Office workers are to strike for five weeks in an escalation of a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working in Passport Offices in England, Scotland and Wales will take part in the action from April 3 to May 5. Those working [...]
UK retail giant set to ditch central London office space amid job losses May 1, 2023 John Lewis is looking to cut its office space by over 50 per cent after the company seeks to drastically cut costs benefiting from a loose hybrid working approach. The John Lewis Partnership, which also owns Waitrose, first announced its plans to move offices last year, waiting until the lease of its current Victoria HQ [...]
Addleshaw Goddard signs lease on larger London offices September 22, 2022 Addleshaw Goddard has signed a 15-year lease on new offices at the heart of London’s financial centre in a vote of confidence in the City. The City law firm is set to leave its Milton Gate offices near the Barbican for the newly refurbished 41 Lothbury building, opposite the Bank of England. Addleshaw Goddard is [...]
Home Office faces legal action over Manston overcrowding November 2, 2022 The Home Office is facing a judicial review over its treatment of detainees at the Manston immigration centre, the immigration minister said today.
60 Uber Eats and Deliveroo drivers arrested amid Home Office ‘crackdown’ on illegal working April 24, 2023 Some 60 fast food delivery drivers have been arrested across London as the Home Office cracks down on alleged illegal working. Gig workers employed through Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat were arrested between 16-21 April following a “week long crackdown” on illegal workers led by the Home Office. Following the arrests, the department said [...]
BNY Mellon warns staff could face ‘corrective action’ if they don’t return to office April 23, 2023 BNY Mellon has warned employees they may face “correction action” if they do not return to the office, a move that has been met with a mixed reception from the bank’s staff, according to the Sunday Times. In a message entitled ‘Working Together’ sent to employees on 30 March, senior executive vice president Roman Regelman [...]
WIN! A cake dropped off at your office today – because you deserve it January 19, 2023 City A.M. has teamed up with award-winning London bakery Cutter and Squidge to give away not one, not two but three cakes to deserving office workers today. Earlier this week the boss of the food regulator said bringing a cake into the office wasn’t creating a “supportive environment.” But at City A.M. we know how [...]