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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 work means more ‘active commuting’

    by Jo Faragher 28 Oct 2024
    by Jo Faragher 28 Oct 2024

    Hybrid working has led to a boom in ‘active commuting’, according to a survey by International Workplace Group.

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    Who made the best background music, Mozart or Mercury?

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Oct 2024

    The links between music, attention span and digital interference are still not fully understood. But now the search for the...

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    Office campuses can retain talent in the workplace

    by Mike Wiseman 22 Oct 2024
    by Mike Wiseman 22 Oct 2024

    Mike Wiseman outlines how office campuses can provide high-quality, productive workplaces, attracting and retaining key talent.

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    Questioning the Prime directive: what Amazon’s return to work memo got wrong

    by Victoria Lewis-Stephens 15 Oct 2024
    by Victoria Lewis-Stephens 15 Oct 2024

    Victoria Lewis-Stephens outlines the considerations for employers that end hybrid working policies.

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    Presence and productivity: does office time really make a difference?

    by Jo Faragher 3 Oct 2024
    by Jo Faragher 3 Oct 2024

    Does being in the office mean productivity is higher, or can employees achieve better outputs at home?

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    Did you miss HR Appreciation Day? Do you have dead-butt syndrome?

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Sep 2024

    How HR can overcome the risks of dead-butt syndrome. And whatever happened to HR Appreciation Day …

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    Amazon orders full-time office return

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 17 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 17 Sep 2024

    Amazon chief executive tells staff they must return to the office five days a week from January 2025, ending its hybrid working policy.

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    Two-thirds of professional service firms stop advertising fully remote roles

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 11 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 11 Sep 2024

    Two in three (64%) professional service companies have stopped advertising fully remote roles, while nearly one in four (23%) have increased employee office days in the past 12 months.

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    Exclusive: HR’s increasing role in office moves

    by Rob Moss 9 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 9 Sep 2024

    HR leaders are playing a significant role in office moves, but what factors play a role in their decisions? Savills have conducted a poll with Personnel Today to find out. Here are the results … 

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    The evolving role of HR in real estate decision-making

    by Clare Bailey and Andrew Cooke 9 Sep 2024
    by Clare Bailey and Andrew Cooke 9 Sep 2024

    Savills presents an exclusive survey conducted with Personnel Today about HR's involvement in real estate and office move decisions.

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    New government must introduce maximum working temperature

    by Rob Moss 25 Jun 2024
    by Rob Moss 25 Jun 2024

    TUC warns that the next government must bring in maximum working temperature as forecasters predict parts of the UK could hit 30C.

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    Asos wants employees to attend more in-person meetings

    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 20 Jun 2024

    Asos has warned that failure to stick to hybrid working rules could lead to disciplinary action. It wants staff to return to the office.

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    How to avoid sick building syndrome

    by Marjorie Zambezi and Rob Tuttey 14 Jun 2024
    by Marjorie Zambezi and Rob Tuttey 14 Jun 2024

    How can employers avoid sick building syndrome and ensure their workplaces are not affecting employees' health?

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    It’s ringing – don’t panic! The rise of telephonophobia

    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jun 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Jun 2024

    Generation Z has developed an aversion to telephoning but the fight back has begun!

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    Are you embarrassed to have a messy desk in the office?

    by Adam McCulloch 24 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 24 May 2024

    Has hybrid working led to bad habits when it comes to tidiness?

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