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Remote working tribunals up 11% in 2024 as back-to-the-office mandates gather pace

Employment tribunal cases relating to remote working were almost 11 per cent higher in 2024 than the year before – as businesses increasingly push employees to return to the office, reveals analysis of court records by HR consultants, Hamilton Nash. ...

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Flexible working: how facilities managers can create the perfect balance

On 27 February FMJ will be hosting a webinar in partnership with workplace management solutions provider, Matrix Booking, to discuss the challenges posed by managing hybrid work models, meeting sustainability targets, and dealing with economic pressures, which have long required ...

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infinitSpace opens new beyond workspaces 

Tech-led provider of flexible workspaces, infinitSpace, has opened two new workspaces under its ‘beyond’ brand, one in Gouden Bocht, Amsterdam, and one in Berlin Mitte, Quartier Heidestrasse. It is the first time in the company’s three-year history that it has ...

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Flexible working: how facilities managers can create the perfect balance

On 27 February FMJ will be hosting a webinar in partnership with workplace management solutions provider, Matrix Booking, to discuss the challenges posed by managing hybrid work models, meeting sustainability targets, and dealing with economic pressures, which have long required ...

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Flexible working: how facilities managers can create the perfect balance

On 27 February FMJ will be hosting a webinar in partnership with workplace management solutions provider, Matrix Booking, to discuss the challenges posed by managing hybrid work models, meeting sustainability targets, and dealing with economic pressures, which have long required ...

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Warning – there are two working Britains and the gulf between them is growing

A new report from the social enterprise Timewise finds there is a widening gap in the UK workforce, between people working in frontline roles such as nurses, cleaners and bus drivers – and office-based staff -when it comes to having autonomy over working hours. ...

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Majority of office workers would refuse a job that doesn’t offer remote or hybrid working

New research has revealed that three-quarters of people would turn down a job that doesn’t offer hybrid or remote working, while flexi-working is also preferable to a four day week. With large businesses such as Amazon, Boots and JP Morgan ...

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Going into the office three or four times a week marks sweet-spot for wellbeing

There is a strong positive correlation between how frequently employees attend their workplace and their overall wellbeing, a new study has revealed. An independent, nationally representative survey of 1,210 UK employees, commissioned by infinitSpace, quizzed remote, hybrid and fully in-office ...

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Better together

Matt Bailey, workplace analytics specialist at Matrix Booking explains why flexible working means FM can’t go it alone. Collaboration across multiple departments is key to delivering a successful workplace The rise of flexible working has reshaped the way businesses operate, ...

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Traditional workweek no longer suits over three-quarters of UK professionals

Seventy-six per cent of UK professionals state that the current 40-hour workweek doesn’t suit them, according to a new poll carried out by talent solutions firm, Robert Walters. With half (51 per cent) stating that switching to a four-day week ...

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