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A healthy physical environment in a workplace can be a key factor in maintaining employees’ health. A poorly designed workspace can result in lost productivity and disengaged staff, which could potentially lead to a high staff turnover.


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    Hybrid working: why presence bias is still an issue

    by Andrew Mawson 5 Jun 2023
    by Andrew Mawson 5 Jun 2023

    Andrew Mawson discusses presence bias and how organsations with hybrid working models can eliminate it.

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    Successful hybrid working ‘requires personalisation’

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 May 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 May 2023

    Successful hybrid working arrangements avoid getting caught up in policies and treat people as individuals, experts have said.

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    Can HR turn around a toxic working culture?

    by Jo Faragher 30 Apr 2023
    by Jo Faragher 30 Apr 2023

    While most organisations strive to offer an organisational culture where employees feel a sense of belonging and they can thrive,...

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    Disability: Making hybrid working accessible for all

    by Rachel Murray 17 Apr 2023
    by Rachel Murray 17 Apr 2023

    Hybrid working is often hailed as important for the inclusion of disabled employees, but it is only successful if organisations challenge themselves to do better.

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    One in five find everyday sounds intolerable

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Mar 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Mar 2023

    Nearly one in five people in the UK suffer from 'misophonia', a strong negative reaction to common sounds usually made by other people, researchers have found.

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    What does a reduction in remote roles mean for employers?

    by Libby Payne 2 Feb 2023
    by Libby Payne 2 Feb 2023

    If organisations are toying with the idea of shifting their hybrid or remote arrangements to in-office, what do they need to consider?

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    Tuesday to Thursday most popular working week, data shows

    by Jo Faragher 4 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 4 Jan 2023

    Employees tend to go into the office between Tuesday and Thursday, according to an analysis of mobile phone data.
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    Here’s what jobsworths, clockwatchers and rulebreakers need to do in 2023

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Dec 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Dec 2022

    Henley School of Business has produced a list of New Year resolutions to help the jobsworths, clockwatchers and rule-breakers to collude in their own demise.

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    Flexible office space: reduce rents not heads

    by Lucinda Pullinger 9 Dec 2022
    by Lucinda Pullinger 9 Dec 2022

    As cost cutting becomes more likely, Lucinda Pullinger discusses the opportunity that flexible office space provides to business.

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    Energy costs: PwC to close offices over Christmas

    by Jo Faragher 5 Dec 2022
    by Jo Faragher 5 Dec 2022

    Consulting firm PwC will close most of its offices to employees over Christmas to save on energy costs.

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    ‘Go to work, don’t go to work’ is back!

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Nov 2022

    Go to work – it's warmer there; don't go to work – your employer has turned off the heating. I know – buy a hot desk!

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    Report recommends office space ‘sweet spot’ for productivity

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Oct 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Oct 2022

    A new report finds that the office space 'sweet spot' for productivity and wellbeing is 10-12m² per worker.

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    Personal safety is not just for lone workers

    by Naz Dossa 6 Sep 2022
    by Naz Dossa 6 Sep 2022

    Naz Dossa looks at how personal safety is an issue that affects more than just vulnerable or frontline staff.

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    Private spaces for focused work key to office productivity

    by Rob Moss 9 Aug 2022
    by Rob Moss 9 Aug 2022

    Hybrid working research by JLL shows that employees need areas in the office for focused work they might otherwise do at home.

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    Hybrid working will ‘never be perfect’, finds report

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 May 2022

    A Leeds University Buisness School report offers some tips for developing hybrid working policies and highlights the trade-offs.

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