Offices

With the country still uncertain about how to proceed, many companies are torn between summoning staff back to the office or letting them continue to work from home. What is clear is that the future of the office space has been changed significantly due to the events of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some trends […]

At the start of the pandemic, as remote working became the norm, there was a huge increase in literature supporting the productivity of the remote worker. However, to what extent is that a myth?   Is Working from Home More Productive?   The simple answer is no. In a study by The Manifest, only 30%

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated underlying mental health problems for many in what has been an unprecedented mental health crisis. Part of this is due to the extended time spent working from home.    The Office as an Important Social Hub   There is a wealth of literature to support how many employees have experienced

The novelty of remote working has worn off, and the many negative long-term effects of remote working are becoming more apparent as many workers long for a return to the office.   The Productivity Peak    There has been a vast amount of conflicting findings about the productivity, or lack thereof, of working from home.

Despite the current lockdown measures, there are still a number of offices that remain open and are key to the continued running of the businesses. Although the UK government has asked households to stay home and whilst covid cases are starting to settle down, there is no reason that offices cannot be in use and

Research from Randstad – a HR services company – has revealed that over a third of UK remote workers reported to have missed commuting to work.  Randstad UK questioned those that had been working remotely for nearly a year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, asking how they now viewed commuting and attending physical

The tonic brand Fever Tree has announced that it will build a bar within its London office as it declared that their employees will never return to working full-time in the office again. Fever Tree’s Co-founder and Chief Executive, Tim Warrilow, said that the company plans to adopt a flexi-working approach, whereby a hybrid of

According to findings conducted by Public Health England (PHE), offices have experienced more outbreaks of COVID-19 than any other workplace such as construction sites and warehouses. Thus, highlighting the need for stricter processes by employers in terms of distancing, time schedules and use of PPE. Data showed that there had been over 500 confirmed COVID-19