Business groups cautiously welcome government’s back to work campaign August 28, 2020 UK business groups have welcomed the government’s back to work campaign with some caution, calling for more guidance and government incentives. The government will launch a major media campaign next week to promote the advantages of returning to work and reassure employees about safety measures. It comes after a swathe of major City firms announced [...]
Employers must reassure staff that offices are not only safe, but the same buzzy environment they left six months ago August 28, 2020 Yesterday, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, the boss of the CBI, issued a rallying cry to the Prime Minister to do something about Britain’s “ghost towns”. The message was simple — give people confidence to return to the workplace, or the once thriving businesses in the commercial centres of our cities will be doomed. She is absolutely [...]
Exclusive: Majority of companies will allow staff to work from home August 28, 2020 The vast majority of UK companies will continue to give employees the choice to work from home, as the pandemic triggers a structural shift in working patterns, according to an exclusive survey for City A.M. The outbreak of coronavirus forced an overnight move to remote working, with the majority of firms closing their doors [...]
Coronavirus: Government to launch back-to-work campaign August 28, 2020 Brits will be encouraged to get back to the office as part of a new government campaign set to launch next week. The campaign will promote the advantages of returning to work and seek to reassure employees about the safety measures being taken to halt the spread of the virus. The productivity push, which will [...]
Sir Graham Brady calls on ministers to get workers back to the office August 27, 2020 An influential senior Tory MP has urged the government to give workers a “clear and consistent message” that it is safe to return to the office. Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 committee of backbench Conservatives, said that if ministers did not do so there would be “devastating consequences” for the country’s towns [...]
Eight out of 10 UK workers expect to return to the office this year August 27, 2020 Eight out of 10 British workers said they have already returned or expect to return to the office this year. A survey of UK workers found that September was the month the majority (28 per cent) named as a likely return date. UK workers are missing out on contact with their colleagues with 63 per [...]
Goldman Sachs offers office perks as it ramps up return to work August 27, 2020 Goldman Sachs is laying on perks for staff members that return to work in its London offices as the US bank looks to bring workers gradually back to the City. The lender is offering perks including protective gear, free food and use of an on-site nursery for all employees who choose to return to its [...]
Staff at ETF provider Tabula call time on home working as it moves to Strand August 27, 2020 London headquartered fixed income ETF provider Tabula Investment Management is luring employees back to work with an expanded office to support social distancing. Tabula’s move to 55 Strand will double its office footprint from 1,300 square feet to more than 3,000 sq ft. The fund manager says more than 90% of London-based staff have agreed to [...]
UK firms must return to the office to revive the economy, says CBI boss August 27, 2020 The head of the CBI has warned of “ghost town Britain” as she calls on UK firms to return to the office to revive the economy. Dame Carolyn Fairbairn has called on the Prime Minister to do more to get office workers back to the office. Writing in the Daily Mail, Fairbairn warned commercial centres [...]
The City View: Adrienne Gormley of Dropbox on why hybrid working requires more than just new tech August 27, 2020 In this episode Christian talks to Adrienne Gormley, head of EMEA at Dropbox, about the opportunities and potential pitfalls of remote working. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Adrienne says that getting it right requires more than just having the right digital tools and that a new approach to management and company culture is necessary. Also [...]