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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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    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.

    • Change management
    • Coronavirus
    • HR software

    Should HR prepare for future pandemics?

    by Claire Williams 6 Jan 2021
    by Claire Williams 6 Jan 2021

    Uncertainties surround the Covid-19 vaccine, from vague distribution plans to complex legalities. With the World Health Organisation suggesting that Covid-19...

    • Coronavirus
    • HR software
    • Latest News

    ‘Zoom fatigue’ is a thing, study shows

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Nov 2020

    Employees are often ill-equipped to work at home and find it difficult to switch off. The result could be poor health and lower productivity, warns study.

    • Coronavirus
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    More than a third worried about Covid-19 transmission at work

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Nov 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Nov 2020

    More than one in three (35%) employees who were back in the workplace in September were concerned about Covid-19 transmission...

    • Reasonable adjustments
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    Why management styles have to adapt for remote working

    by Paida Dube 3 Nov 2020
    by Paida Dube 3 Nov 2020

    Widespread working from home is creating an imperative for teams to review and adopt different management styles. Paida Dube examines...

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
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    The future is hybrid: so where will we work?

    by Nick LiVigne 26 Oct 2020
    by Nick LiVigne 26 Oct 2020

    Recent surveys suggest that most organisations will face at least some degree of hybrid home and office working for months...

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    • Coronavirus
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    ReimagineHR: Expect a new employment deal post-Covid, says Gartner

    by Jo Faragher 16 Oct 2020
    by Jo Faragher 16 Oct 2020

    Employees’ capacity to deal with change is around half what it was in 2019.

    • Offices
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    • Financial services

    Office space under review at three-quarters of financial firms

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Oct 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Oct 2020

    Insurance firms, finance houses and banking firms leading the way in seeking to reduce space.

    • Hybrid working
    • Coronavirus
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    Home-working is here to stay, finds studies

    by Jo Faragher 5 Oct 2020
    by Jo Faragher 5 Oct 2020

    Two major surveys point to home-working becoming a long-term trend.

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    • Coronavirus

    Plan to bring civil servants back to the office ‘a waste of time’

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Sep 2020

    The leader of a union representing senior civil servants has branded the government’s attempts at bringing staff back to Whitehall...

    • Offices
    • Coronavirus
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    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the office…

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Sep 2020

    The Prime Minister dashed any hopes for a widespread return to the office when he once again advised employees to work from home where possible...

    • Offices
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Blend of home and office seen as most productive

    by Rob Moss 21 Sep 2020
    by Rob Moss 21 Sep 2020

    A global survey of employers has found that productivity, creativity and motivation are maximised when staff combine working from home with working in the office.

    • Offices
    • Childcare
    • Coronavirus

    CMI chief: Return to office could create two-tier workforce

    by Jo Faragher 14 Sep 2020
    by Jo Faragher 14 Sep 2020

    Pushing people back into the office risks creating a two-tier system where ‘white middle-aged males’ are making important decisions, Chartered...

    • Civil Service
    • Offices
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    Civil Service union seeks return-to-office rethink as infections rise

    by Adam McCulloch 11 Sep 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 11 Sep 2020

    As R rate rises Civil Service union raises doubts over 80% return to office bid.

    • Offices
    • Health & Safety Executive
    • Coronavirus

    DWP failed to enforce social distancing at Leeds office

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Sep 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Sep 2020

    The Department for Work and Pensions has failed to enforce social distancing at an office in Leeds, a health and...

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