UK financial sector calls for caution over any work from home law June 21, 2021 How people divide their working hours between home and office should not be forced into law, senior financial services industry officials said today. Britain has hinted that it may legislate to allow employees to work flexibly by dividing their time between the office and home, despite the government previously pushing back against suggestions that it [...]
Workers should be given the right to disconnect after home work, says Labour June 19, 2021 Workers should have a right to disconnect from work at the end of the day to ensure homes do not become round-the-clock offices, Labour has said, as well as a right to work flexibly. Workers should be able to switch off at the end of the day, meaning having a reasonable expectation of not having [...]
Businesses with diverse workforce reap 58 per cent higher revenue, study shows June 9, 2021 UK businesses who treat their employees equally, regardless of race, reported up to 58 per cent higher income than their counterparts, according to a new report released by Henley Business School. The new research highlighted that companies with targeted measures specifically aimed at supporting employees from ethnic minorities recorded better staff output and loyalty, as [...]
So much for the pandemic exodus: Home sellers’ confidence grows while WFH drives suburb popularity June 9, 2021 London has brushed off fears its population plan to leave en-masse, however home working has influenced where workers would like to live in the capital. Much has been made of the ‘London exodus’; the idea being that professionals who are no longer obligated to sit at a desk for five days per week would rather [...]
Businesses struggle to develop staff remotely June 9, 2021 Over a third of businesses have struggled to train staff remotely during the global pandemic, a new survey suggests. The UK Government plans to remove restrictions so more people can return to the office from 21 June but the survey results suggest business leaders are still split over the future of working practices. Senior decision [...]
These market towns saw the biggest surge of remote workers and Covid refugees June 9, 2021 These market towns saw he biggest surge of remote workers
Swift shift to remote working may have had ‘major security trade-offs’ June 8, 2021 US-based AvePoint, which manages data for Microsoft 365, has said today that although the shift to remote working was swift, it ‘may have come with major security trade-offs’. In a workplace Covid impact survey released today, the software firm revealed how despite UK organisations having a quick pivot to the digital sphere, most companies did [...]
Spending five days in the office each week ‘could return in two years’ June 8, 2021 Spending five days per week in the office could again become the norm within two years, think tank Centre for Cities has said. Hybrid working – spending some time working at home or elsewhere and some in the office – has become a popular compromise among companies planning working patterns post-pandemic, including in many offices [...]
Remote working pushes tech subscription market to be worth $303bn by 2026 June 7, 2021 The device-as-a-service market is forecast to swell to around $303.6bn by 2026, according to a new market research report today, as remote working charged the industry. The market, currently worth around $50.3bn, has seen increasing demand throughout the pandemic as businesses have opted for subscription-based tech according to the report by MarketsandMarkets. The hardware section [...]
Thousands of workers return to offices following restrictions easing June 6, 2021 Thousands of workers have returned to offices in towns and cities across the UK following the easing of lockdown restrictions. Visits to UK city centres are up 58 per cent since January, according to new data from IWG, which operates office and flexible working space. The number of employees visiting an IWG space increased by [...]