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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.


    • Coronavirus
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    How new job titles reveal radical shift in wellbeing thinking

    by Nick Matthews 29 Jun 2020
    by Nick Matthews 29 Jun 2020

    The rise of new job roles is an indicator of the rapid transformations that businesses are undergoing as they adapt to a future with coronavirus.

    • Coronavirus
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    Pandemic risk poses major questions of commercial property market

    by Personnel Today 25 Jun 2020
    by Personnel Today 25 Jun 2020

    Demand for office space in skyscrapers plummets as crowded lifts consigned to the past.

    • Offices
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    EY to shut offices for a day so staff can catch up on leave

    by Jo Faragher 17 Jun 2020
    by Jo Faragher 17 Jun 2020

    Consulting and accountancy firm EY will shut its UK offices on 3 July to help ensure staff use up their...

    • Anxiety
    • Offices
    • Research

    Two-thirds anxious about returning to offices

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jun 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jun 2020

    Two-thirds (65%) of employees are anxious about returning to the office as lockdown measures are gradually relaxed, a poll has...

    • Stress
    • Offices
    • Employee engagement

    Can I wear headphones when we get back to the office?

    by Jo Faragher 12 Jun 2020
    by Jo Faragher 12 Jun 2020

    Whether it’s to drown out the sound of children fighting or a way to aid concentration when working from home,...

    • Coronavirus
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    How should vulnerable workers feature in return to work risk assessments?

    by Jo Moseley 8 Jun 2020
    by Jo Moseley 8 Jun 2020

    BAME people and individuals with obesity are at greater risk from Covid-19. How can they be protected in the workplace?

    • Coronavirus
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    • Business continuity

    Reboot your company culture for the socially distanced workplace

    by Phil Chambers 29 May 2020
    by Phil Chambers 29 May 2020

    Getting culture right as lockdown eases will see businesses retain employees. Get it wrong and they will risk losing valued people.

    • General Data Protection Regulation
    • Coronavirus
    • Employee relations

    Are wearable devices the answer to social distancing in workplaces?

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 May 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 May 2020

    Could wearable devices that alert workers when they are not adhering to social distancing guidelines help employers bring staff back...

    • Shielding
    • Coronavirus
    • Childcare

    Return to work: employers’ questions answered

    by Joanne Moseley 14 May 2020
    by Joanne Moseley 14 May 2020

    Can our office reopen yet? Do we have to provide staff with PPE? Many concerns about the return to work...

    • Ergonomics
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Covid-19 Secure workplaces: the detail for returning to work

    by Personnel Today 12 May 2020
    by Personnel Today 12 May 2020

    As the government lays out guidelines for various workplaces in the UK economy, Personnel Today examines some of the detail...

    • Ergonomics
    • Coronavirus
    • Latest News

    Covid-19 Secure guidance: Employers should publish risk assessments

    by Rob Moss 12 May 2020
    by Rob Moss 12 May 2020

    ‘Practical guidelines’ have been published to help employers make workplaces as safe as possible, including the expectation that all employers...

    • Coronavirus
    • Health and safety
    • Latest News

    Wait over for detailed workplace guidance

    by Jo Faragher 12 May 2020
    by Jo Faragher 12 May 2020

    The government has now published its initial roadmap on how the UK will be able to emerge from coronavirus lockdown....

    • 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?

    • Fit for Work
    • Mental health conditions
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Tackling domestic abuse – ‘we want our workplaces to be both safe – and supportive’

    by Personnel Today 6 Mar 2020
    by Personnel Today 6 Mar 2020

    When it comes to tackling domestic abuse, it is not enough for employers just to be offering safe spaces (although...

    • Coronavirus
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    Businesses must counter coronavirus misinformation

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Mar 2020

    Organisations' resilience under threat during outbreak from unreliable information sources and lack of planning.

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