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. […]
As the government aims to get people back to work as soon as possible, and nationwide vaccines being rolled out, with a slow transition starting around June 2021 and the return to the office could be on the horizon before the end of 2021. Remote Working Up until now, only essential workers have been
Rent suspensions and rent write offs are negotiations between tenants and landlords by which rent is reduced or postponed due to extenuating circumstances. Due to the many pay cuts and redundancies caused by Covid-19, many tenants are struggling to pay rent. This includes commercial tenants needing to pay office overheads. Coronavirus Pandemic The events
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
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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
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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
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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
Google has conducted research using the data collected from workers’ phones. This data allows Google to track trends in movement in different areas of an individual’s life, such as where they work and their commute. Recent data collected by Google has shown that workplace activity, specifically working from inside the office building, in Tyne and
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Interestingly, unlike the previous lockdown, the housing sector is still allowed to operate in the following four weeks. The FTSE 250 property construction firm, Redrow, is to start offering home offices in their new builds for the first time in history. This follows a rise in buyer demand for greater space to both live and
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PwC’s UK Chairman confirmed last month that the firm is unlikely to reduce any of its offices in London, despite uncertainties. Kevin Ellis highlighted the value of working physically in the office, deeming it to “remain a key part of working life”. Collaboration and innovation thrive in a physical and interactive office environment. This announcement
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SquareFoot is a New York-based commercial property tech startup. When the virus first hit, the firm was faced with an issue – they had 60 employees to a space that could only hold 27 under the guidelines enforced by the state and the US Centre for Disease Control. Hot-desking and squeezing many onto a single
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Initially back in March, the British Government advised office workers that they must work from home. When it was first anticipated that workers could return to their office as the R-rate appeared to slow down, there were many discussions held regarding what the office space would look like. Totally reconfiguring office spaces is out of
