The factors that are driving return-to-office mandates are less to do with productivity and more to do with investor pressure and the desire for more control.
Hybrid working
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Four-day working: ‘We need to start treating people like the adults they are’
by Alex Voakesby Alex VoakesEmployer of record (EOR) provider Peak PEO has been moving to a four-day working week model since 2023 and introduced...
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Employers are struggling to cope with a deluge of identity fraud, false credentials, use of AI, and even undisclosed convictions...
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More than a quarter of people (28%) work hybrid, with the proportion rising for higher earners, according to Office for National Statistics.
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So much work happens virtually and via screens that employees increasingly report feeling lonely. Mark Leisegang examines how employers can...
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While 68% of workers say their employer is supportive of their family needs, this rises to 90% for those with back-up childcare.
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Task-masking is less about rebellion and more about a breakdown of trust, so how can managers address it?
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Staff at the finance giant have been warned via a memo that office attendance could lead to a pay cut via annual appraisals.
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Less than half of UK workers would comply with a full-time return to office mandate, according to researchers at King’s...
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Two-fifths of employers are struggling to hire despite an increase in unemployment, according to the latest Talent Trends report from Michael Page.
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The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock has told its senior staff to return to the office five days a week.
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Employers are being urged to take a more active role in addressing loneliness inside and outside the workplace.
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Younger workers who started work after the pandemic expect to be paid more to work in the office full time, according to a study by BSI and think-tank Respublica.
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More than one in seven UK employees have experienced some form of workplace abuse, according to a wide-ranging survey into...
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Stephanie Kelly argues that businesses should reappraise remote working to optimise collaboration and productivity among decentralised teams.