Empty offices due to hybrid work cost 9 in 10 businesses in London around £190,000 per year August 5, 2022 The poor use of physical office space – as a result of the increased uptake of hybrid working – costs 88 per cent of all London businesses around £190,000 on average per year. London businesses whose employees work in the office two to three days per week are taking a big financial hit by leaving [...]
IWG bets on hybrid work in £270m investment as it trims down losses March 8, 2022 IWG has merged with a digital assets group to create a new workspace platform in a £270m investment, after it more than halved its operating losses last year. The Instant Group, which provides digital marketing and workspace solutions to nearly half of FTSE 100 firms, will invest a further £50m into the company, IWG announced [...]
What lies ahead for the commercial property sector in 2024? December 29, 2023 The commercial property sector is facing a tough 12 months as the world adapts to hybrid working.
Hybrid working: Out of office… forever? September 8, 2021 During lockdowns, many started working from home for the first time. Now, 91% don’t want to go back to the office full-time. With hybrid models of work being adopted by many, Christian Koch talks to leading CAs about the chances of a new workplace revolution… This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. What does [...]
Workspace giant IWG expands global presence as hybrid working momentum continues January 31, 2022 Flexible workspace provider IWG more than doubled the number of new franchise location commitments around the world in 2021. IWG made a total of 150 new centre commitments, compared to 67 commitments in the previous year. It comes as there has been a trend towards hybrid working models, with workers looking for different spaces to [...]
How business leaders can embrace shift to healthier office dining May 20, 2024 The healthier office landscape is in a constant state of evolution, and the recent embrace of hybrid work models has only accelerated these changes.
64 per cent of all City roles now listed as remote: Brits embrace hybrid working as Google searches go through the roof July 26, 2022 Demand for hybrid working has risen since the pandemic with remote employees seeing more productivity at home. In fact, to meet demand, 15 per cent of the UK workforce has gone hybrid, with 64 per cent of all roles in the City of London listed as hybrid working. Analysis of over 890,000 job advertisements has [...]
Hybrid working: Discrimination and lack of career progression vs banter and lunches October 26, 2021 Hybrid workers embrace anytime working and say their office culture has changed forever. While many workers have reaped the benefits, working from home has not been a smooth transition for everyone. Concerns over discrimination, career progression, and noise weigh on employees’ minds. Also the lines between anytime working and being ‘always on’ are blurring with [...]
IT consultancy BJSS creates 250 new hybrid working jobs amid UK expansion November 29, 2021 World-Class Business Technology Consultancy (BJSS) has created 250 new jobs as the IT consultancy expands to eight new locations in the UK. The fresh bout of investment across Liverpool, Aberdeen, Swansea, Lincoln, York, Exeter, Reading and Milton Keynes has unlocked a raft of roles from across technology, engineering and consulting. It follows BJSS, which already [...]
Opinion-in-brief: hybrid work should become part of company culture October 6, 2021 The past 18 months have been extremely transformative for our working lives. They have poked holes in the rigid tradition of presenteeism and prompted companies to explore new ways of working. With the return to London’s office, companies are under pressure to prove they’ve learned their lessons. Spaces are being repurposed to foster better in-person [...]