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.
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.
If organisations are toying with the idea of shifting their hybrid or remote arrangements to in-office, what do they need to consider?
Employees tend to go into the office between Tuesday and Thursday, according to an analysis of mobile phone data.
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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.
As cost cutting becomes more likely, Lucinda Pullinger discusses the opportunity that flexible office space provides to business.
Consulting firm PwC will close most of its offices to employees over Christmas to save on energy costs.
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!
A new report finds that the office space 'sweet spot' for productivity and wellbeing is 10-12m² per worker.
Naz Dossa looks at how personal safety is an issue that affects more than just vulnerable or frontline staff.
Hybrid working research by JLL shows that employees need areas in the office for focused work they might otherwise do at home.
A Leeds University Buisness School report offers some tips for developing hybrid working policies and highlights the trade-offs.
Tesco and office space firm IWG team-up to trial a scheme in a suburban London supermarket.
Julia Hobsbawm tells Chris Taylor about how time has been called on offices as 'palaces of presenteeism' and the need for HR to 'kill some darlings'.
It's possible to design spaces that support the needs of neurodiverse employees and make the working day more welcoming for everyone.
Is freelance life better? Will free tea and coffee motivate a return to the office and what body language should we deploy when we get there? These are the big questions this week …
