Workspace reports a confident third quarter despite ‘work from home’ orders January 20, 2022 Workspace Group reported a “strong demand” from customers, as the workspace rides out the Covid variant storms.
City boss calls work from home guidance ‘absurd’ and ‘frustrating’ December 13, 2021 Andrew Monk the chief executive of VSA Capital has spoken out against inconsistencies in new government guidelines on working from home.
End of work from home gives TfL a well-deserved boost to ridership February 10, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) received a well-deserved boost following the end of the ‘work from home’ order. According to data released today, since restrictions were lifted on 19 January, Tube ridership numbers have increased 25 per cent, reaching 60 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. As workers flock back to the Square Mile, stations closest to [...]
Huge traffic jams expected on Monday from hell: Drivers urged to work from home as protestors plot to block key roads July 4, 2022 Roads in various parts of the country could be subject to traffic jams today as protesters take action and call for a cut in fuel duty. Protests will target mainly three-lane motorways and see slow-downs on two lanes, leaving the fast lane free, according to FairFuelUK founder Howard Cox. Police have warned of “serious disruption [...]
Law firm partners prefer to work from the office while juniors favour working from home February 2, 2022 Most lawyers are in favour of a hybrid model of working, which would see workers come into their offices for at least one day a week, according to a poll from legal recruitment firm Major, Lindsey & Africa. Meanwhile only 10 per cent would prefer to work entirely remotely. However the figures revealed a split [...]
Brits face their first commute this year as work-from-home guidance ends today January 20, 2022 Londoners and other commuters across the UK are set to travel in to work for the first time since Plan B measures to curb the spread of Omicron were axed yesterday. The Prime Minister told MPs in the Commons that work-from-home guidance would be dropped immediately and rules on face coverings in classrooms would also [...]
Face masks and working from home scrapped as Plan B restrictions axed in England January 19, 2022 Boris Johnson has scrapped England’s Plan B Covid restrictions, which include a call to work from home if possible and for mandatory face masks in indoor public settings. They also included mandatory Covid certificates for large events and night clubs. From next Wednesday the restrictions, brought in last month to slow the spread of Omicron, [...]
Post-Jubilee hangover on Monday from hell: ‘Fed up’ Londoners to work from home as tube strike brings city to standstill June 6, 2022 Travel chaos looms for millions of Londoners planning to return to work today after the long Bank Holiday break because tube stations across London are closed because of a strike. London Underground advised people not to travel, warning of severe disruption across the network from the start of service on Monday to 8am on Tuesday. [...]
London offices at 10 per cent occupancy after work from home directive December 15, 2021 London offices plummeted to 10 per cent occupancy in the wake of fresh work from home guidance this week. Occupancy on Tuesday 14 December was down on the previous week’s figure of an average of 28 per cent occupancy, according to workspace technology company Freespace. The capital has been hit harder than other parts of [...]
Johnson tells people to work from home as he imposes tougher Covid restrictions December 8, 2021 Boris Johnson has imposed stricter Covid restrictions on England in light of growing cases of the more transmissible Omicron variant, while also calling for a “national conversation” about mandatory vaccinations. From Monday next week, the government will advise people to work from home if they can and will make face masks mandatory in most public [...]