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Facilities

Workplace facilities, such as the equipment used and how office space is utilised, can have a big impact on employees' working environment.

A “facilities agreement” is a formal agreement between an employer and a trade union setting out what facilities the employer provides for the union.


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    Poor toilet provision for women is more than an inconvenience

    by Rob Moss 27 Nov 2023
    by Rob Moss 27 Nov 2023

    Lack of access to clean and replenished toilet facilities is common, particularly in sectors such as transport, Unite finds in a survey on toilet provision.

    • Hybrid working
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    Domestos bliss? WFH desks three times dirtier than toilet seats

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Aug 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Aug 2021

    A new study has found that there are three times more germs on an office desk than a toilet seat – proof perhaps that we are far more laissez faire about our own dirt than other people's.

    • Hybrid working
    • Offices
    • Financial services

    Office space enquiries surge but pace of recovery remains uncertain

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Aug 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Aug 2021

    Serviced office giant IWG says it has seen strong demand for hybrid working solutions and was cautiously optimistic about the rest of the fiscal year.

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    Writing a hybrid working policy: a guide for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 12 May 2021
    by Stephen Simpson 12 May 2021

    What should HR professionals consider when writing their hybrid working policy? How should it be structured and what can it contain?

    • Hybrid working
    • Financial services
    • Legal sector

    ‘Don’t confuse flexible working with remote working’

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Feb 2021
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Feb 2021

    The rewards of establishing a functioning hybrid model of working are many, says EY, but businesses should be under no illusion about the challenges they face.

    • Coronavirus
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    • Latest News

    Chancellor says permanent working from home not inevitable

    by Jo Faragher 11 Jan 2021
    by Jo Faragher 11 Jan 2021

    Working from home will not be the ‘new normal’ in a post-Covid world, chancellor Rishi Sunak has said.

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    Thousands of BP staff may switch to remote working permanently

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Aug 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Aug 2020

    BP is planning to shift almost 50,000 of its employees to remote working as it reviews its office portfolio and...

    • Offices
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Is it really the end of the office?

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Jul 2020

    Employees’ desire to continue working from home has prompted many firms to consider whether the office is truly necessary. But,...

    • Offices
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Rats and mice add to ‘return-to-the-office’ challenges

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Jul 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Jul 2020

    Empty offices with snacks still left on desks and in drawers a magnet for rodents.

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    Two thirds of furloughed workers to return by September

    by Rob Moss 2 Jul 2020
    by Rob Moss 2 Jul 2020

    Two out of three people currently furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme could be back at work by the...

    • Coronavirus
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    • Cycle to Work

    Government publishes guide on safety for businesses due to re-open

    by Jo Faragher 24 Jun 2020
    by Jo Faragher 24 Jun 2020

    The government has published guidance on how businesses can safely re-open after announcing that a further easing of the coronavirus...

    • Coronavirus
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    Coronavirus: how Public Health England is keeping staff safe

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 May 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 May 2020

    Minimising hot desking and adopting one-way systems in corridors among agency's in-house measures.

    • Coronavirus
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    • Facilities

    Return to work: will hot desking go cold?

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 May 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 May 2020

    Hot desking could well be discouraged as lockdown eases. But it goes hand-in-hand with flexible working. How can this be resolved?

    • Coronavirus
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    The lasting effects of coronavirus on HR and business

    by Brian Kropp 9 Apr 2020
    by Brian Kropp 9 Apr 2020

    The Covid-19 crisis will change how we work in future. Gartner’s Brian Kropp looks at the impact of the pandemic...

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    • Cycle to Work

    On your bike: Office facilities for the 21st century commute

    by Nigel Crunden 14 Sep 2016
    by Nigel Crunden 14 Sep 2016

    With rail fares set to increase and the continued threat of strikes, how should employers support staff to try out...

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