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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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    Dog owners more likely to want to work from home

    by Nic Paton 24 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 24 Mar 2025

    Dog owners are more likely to want to adjust their working hours and/or work from home so as to be...

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    Five years on: how has work changed since the pandemic?

    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2025

    Five years since the World Health Organisation declared the Covid-19 pandemic, how has the workplace changed?

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    Workspace flexibility: Optimising your office needs for purpose

    by Lucinda Pullinger 11 Mar 2025
    by Lucinda Pullinger 11 Mar 2025

    As businesses optimise their office use, Lucinda Pullinger explores workspace flexibility and the art of finding the right mix for staff. 

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    Most workers think meaningful office attendance is fair

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 5 Mar 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 5 Mar 2025

    Most UK employees believe it’s fair for employers to expect in-person working when it adds real value to the business.

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    Return to the office: Gartner highlights the risks for recruitment

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Feb 2025

    Are return to office mandates too high a risk for firms? More than half of employees believe that their location should not matter as long as they meet work expectations.

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    • Financial services

    JP Morgan faces desk shortages after office return mandate

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 13 Feb 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 13 Feb 2025

    JP Morgan is grappling with desk shortages at its London head office after demanding its 22,000 UK employees fully return to the workplace.

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    Remote working: the ‘in-person premium’

    by James Reed 5 Feb 2025
    by James Reed 5 Feb 2025

    In response to growing return-to-work mandates, James Reed considers their impact on career progression and business success.

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    Alan Sugar insists employees ‘get their bums back to the office’

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 30 Jan 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 30 Jan 2025

    Lord Alan Sugar calls for workers to return to the office, emphasising the importance of in-person interaction for learning and development.

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    Office attendance linked to positive employee wellbeing

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 23 Jan 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 23 Jan 2025

    There is a positive link between workplace attendance and wellbeing, with three or four times a week being the ideal number of in-office days.

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    Advertising giant WPP demands return to office

    by Jo Faragher 8 Jan 2025
    by Jo Faragher 8 Jan 2025

    Advertising giant WPP has informed its employees that they will have to return to the office for at least four days a week from April.

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    Flush away recruitment problems – just don’t waste work time

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Dec 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Dec 2024

    Recruiters make pioneering use of toilet paper while a nicotine pouch company from Scandinavia tells us Brits to stop drinking so much tea at work.

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    Cuddles and petting in the office. But not with humans

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Nov 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Nov 2024

    If there isn't an appropriate humanoid at hand to cuddle (remaining aware at all times of the newly enacted Worker Protection Act 2023) – then what about a dog?

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    Workers leaving businesses who demand five days in office

    by Jo Faragher 25 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 25 Nov 2024

    Strict return to office mandates are pushing workers to look for new jobs, according to research from International Workplace Group.

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    Starling Bank employees quit over office working demands

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 19 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 19 Nov 2024

    Starling Bank staff resign following demands from the company’s chief executive that they spend more time in the workplace.

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    Amazon workers push for reversal of return to office policy

    by Jo Faragher 1 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 1 Nov 2024

    Workers at Amazon's AWS unit have written to their CEO urging for a reversal of its full-time return to office policy.

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