Rishi Sunak calls on workers to return to the office July 9, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak says Brits – especially younger workers – should return to the office as pandemic restrictions ease. The Chancellor expressed concerns that staff could lose crucial work experience while the economy returns. He said it was “really important” for younger staff especially, according to the Telegraph. Sunak admitted that working remotely and mostly [...]
Page Group shares rise as labour market improves and recruiter predicts £135m profit July 7, 2021 Page Group shares rise as labour market improves and recruiter predicts £135m profit
Back to adland: What London’s creatives think about the return to the office July 3, 2021 With the final easing of lockdown restrictions on the horizon, attention is turning to the eventual return to the office and a new era of flexible working. Major banks such as JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have all begun bringing staff back into the office, while UBS has said it will embrace a [...]
Uber tells its staff: Work where you want, half the time June 30, 2021 Sources say Uber will let employees work half their hours from wherever they want as part of a revamped return-to-office strategy. Watch the full report.
Weekend Read: Fostering a company culture in a hybrid world June 26, 2021 After three lockdowns, more than a year of home working and an unprecedented vaccine rollout, firms of all sizes are slowly, cautiously, reopening and welcoming staff back to the office. But this mass return to the traditional workplace will be tough for managers and leaders on a number of levels. Motivation levels may be low, [...]
Bow Lane: Party time in EC4 as City celebrates return of office workers June 25, 2021 To celebrate the return of office workers to the Square Mile, the Bow Bells Association organised a street party yesterday in one of the oldest streets in the City, Bow Lane. Opened by the Lord Mayor Alderman William Russell, together with Bow Bells Association chairman James Goolnik, the Bow Bells sounded to start the party, [...]
Exclusive: UK employees work £4.2bn in unpaid overtime every week as free labour soars during pandemic June 23, 2021 The amount of unpaid overtime that each UK worker is doing has jumped to an average of eight hours per week during the pandemic, according to a new study. The ADP Research Institute’s People at Work 2021 study, seen by City A.M., found that UK employees are working two hours more unpaid overtime per week [...]
More than eight in 10 UK firms plan on hybrid workforce after the pandemic June 23, 2021 Some 84 per cent of UK businesses plan on having a hybrid, flexible or remote workforce after the pandemic, according to new research. The State of Hybrid Work study, carried out by tech firm Owl Labs and covering 500 business leaders, found that only 16 per cent of companies expect workers to return to the [...]
Hospitality hiring crisis drives up wages by 14 per cent as venues turn to temporary workers June 22, 2021 Hiring bottlenecks in the UK’s hospitality sector are prompting pubs and restaurants to turn to temporary staff to keep up with demand. It has also forced companies to increase wages by as much as 14 per cent, according to new research from Indeed Flex, an online marketplace for flexible workers. Analysis of pub, bar and [...]
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 [...]