New research by HR software provider CIPHR suggests that many British employers won’t require staff who test positive for Covid-19 to self-isolate at home once any remaining legal restrictions are lifted. The poll of 250 business owners, CEOs and senior managers ...
Read More »Many businesses have still not developed a future of work programme to meet the rising demands and expectations of their staff
Companies are unprepared for the structural shift to hybrid working and must do more to create responsible, personalised and experiential workplaces, a new report from JLL reveals. Intensive experimentation and piloting are needed to achieve hybrid working models that will ...
Read More »Businesses must be convinced of the commercial case for sustainability
New research has found that improving sustainability is among the three biggest challenges faced by large and medium-sized organisations. Greater focus is being put on bringing social and environmental concerns in line with factors affecting profitability, according to research undertaken ...
Read More »Research reveals surge in office ventilation during pandemic
A new report has revealed a surge of investment in office ventilation, cooling and air conditioning from UK businesses and the public sector over the last year. The research by energy efficiency consultancy EEVS was undertaken between April and June ...
Read More »3.6 million workers feel they are being rushed back to the office
With more than 13.5 million workers having returned to their place of work for at least one day a week, more than four million say that they do not feel entirely safe doing so, according to new research by Direct ...
Read More »Net-Zero 2050: Built environment sector questions feasibility
Sixty-nine per cent of built environmental specialists are sceptical about the government’s current net-zero strategy according to new research. The findings, published in the City of Tomorrow The Road to Net Zero report by building performance analysts IES, found that ...
Read More »The future of work is hybrid but the majority of organisations are still unprepared
A new report commissioned by Siemens from analyst firm Verdantix, has found that while the move to flexible working is widely accepted, preparedness to implement such a strategy is not yet fully realised. Comfy and Enlighted, subsidiary companies of Siemens ...
Read More »Majority of companies have had a lone worker incident in the past three years
New research from lone worker solution, StaySafe, has found the majority of companies (68 per cent) have experienced an incident involving a lone worker in the past three years, with a fifth of these incidents described as severe or very ...
Read More »Nestlé Coffee Partners launches productivity podcast to help maximise workplace potential
Nestlé Coffee Partners has shared research* revealing that 7 out of 10 employees feel more productive and have better work ideas after a cup of coffee. More than a third of respondents (39%) came back and cracked a problem, 12% ...
Read More »Covid safety remains a concern for shoppers returning to the high street
New research from Mitie has revealed that while restrictions have now lifted, almost three quarters (73 per cent) of Brits are still worried about visiting shops and cafés where there are no Covid-19 measures in place. In addition, more than ...
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