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. ...
Read More »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. ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Two-thirds of companies in the UK no longer allow fully-remote working
Over two-thirds (64 per cent) of professional services firms in the UK have stated that as of 2024, new job adverts will not feature the option of being ‘fully-remote’, according to a new survey of 500 professional services companies from ...
Read More »Beyond the Office: Implementing a Global Remote Working Policy
By Loraine Perkins Owner / Co-Founder, DSE Assessments Ltd The notion of ‘remote working’ is not uncommon these days. Many, if not most office-based businesses offer some form of hybrid / flexible working to some, if not all their workforce. ...
Read More »Home alone
As organisations contend with ongoing working from home, Charles Butterworth, Director, Access People considers the negative impact of remote working and onboarding on employee wellbeing There are clear benefits to a remote working culture. Greater autonomy and flexibility allow workers ...
Read More »Ergotron offers immersive viewing experience for office workers and gamers with new HX Desk Monitor Arm with HD Pivot
As demand for monitor arms increases, Ergotron unveils new monitor arm for optimal viewing experience Ergotron, a global company focused on improving how people work, learn, play and care for others, has launched its HX Desk Monitor Arm with HD ...
Read More »IWFM on reshaping the world of work in 2021
Following a tumultuous year, Chris Moriarty, Director of Insight and Engagement at the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) ventures a look at the trends that could shape 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought incredible disruption to all aspects ...
Read More »Rule of six
James McGill, Vice President, Customer Success at HireVue describes the six competencies to look for when hiring ‘work from home’ (WFH) team members Working from home isn’t a new concept, in fact before the pandemic changed how we view the ...
Read More »Should corporate real estate be worried about remote working?
By Ade Labinjo, Co-founder of Breezeful Even before the coronavirus pandemic made it impossible for so many businesses to continue operating from their offices, forcing them to move to remote working or stop operating entirely, there was a clear trend ...
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