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 [...]
Exclusive: Government set to take ‘gentle’ approach to get people back to the office June 4, 2021 The government is set to take a “gentle” approach in getting people back to the office this summer, with working from home advice also expected to be scrapped on 21 June if the roadmap goes ahead as planned. Government sources told City A.M. that ministers will not take a hardline approach to get people back [...]
Workspace group hits first losses in 12 years amid flexible working June 3, 2021 Office-space provider Workspace has tumbled into its first annual loss in over a decade today, as its rental income was hammered by work from home measures. The group posted losses before tax of £235.7m in the year to 31 March, after raking in a profit of £72.5m last year. Trading profit after interest were [...]
Calls for policy to help remote workers strike a balance between home and work life June 3, 2021 The government has been urged to introduce a policy to help remote workers strike a better balance between work and home commitments. The British Chambers of Commerce, the Mental Health Foundation and trade union Prospect have all joined the conversation, with the latter calling for a ban on out-of-hours emails. Jane Gratton, head of people [...]
Exclusive: In the office full-time? No thanks, say 86 per cent of tech professionals June 2, 2021 As restrictions continue to lift and companies prepare to bring employees back to the workplace, many workers don’t want to return to the office full-time. Technology professionals are no exception. In fact, 86 per cent of them want a work from home arrangement after the pandemic, according to a survey by tech job market platform [...]
Deutsche Bank ‘confirms move to adopt hybrid working’ as work-from-home era fades June 1, 2021 Deutsche Bank the latest to adopt hybrid working as work-from-home era fades