Sturgeon advises work from home after Scotland identifies six Omicron cases November 29, 2021 Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has advised Scots to work from home where possible, as concern over the new Covid-19 variant Omicron grows. The move follows six cases of the new strain being found in Scotland yesterday, which prompted the Scottish leader to urge Scots to “increase compliance” with emergency pandemic rules. Speaking at a [...]
Half of all Londoners say working from home is damaging the capital’s businesses October 26, 2021 Over half of London office workers would be prepared to work from home less in order to help struggling businesses recover from the impact of the pandemic, according to new research, shared with City A.M. today. In fact, over three quarters (76 per cent) of the capital’s office workers felt that it was important to [...]
One in four people working from home will not turn heating on this winter amid rising energy costs January 14, 2022 Nearly a quarter of people working from home will not turn the heating on due to energy price concerns, says Electric Radiators Direct.
Exclusive: Minister is ‘very optimistic’ people will not be told to work from home in winter October 4, 2021 It is unlikely the government will tell people to work from home this winter, London minister Paul Scully has said. Scully told City A.M. today that he was “very optimistic” the government will not have to mandate working from home as a part of its Covid “plan b” for winter. Boris Johnson last month outlined [...]
Law that creates work-from-home right for UK employees to be confirmed on Thursday September 21, 2021 Employees will reportedly be able to put in a request to work from home from their first day in a job under new plans due to be announced later this week. Laws which will protect flexible working first put forward before the pandemic will be confirmed on Thursday, according to a report in The Times. [...]
Square Mile braces for Plan B as businesses say work from home guidance will ‘destroy’ trade December 8, 2021 Businesses in the City of London have said they are preparing for the worst ahead of a reported announcement on a work-from-home message. Multiple media outlets have reported that the Prime Minister is to usher in vaccine passports for large venues and instruct office employees to work from home once more. There will be a press [...]
Stop working from home or colleagues will gossip about you, says Boris Johnson October 5, 2021 The Prime Minister this morning urged young workers to return to the office or they risk colleagues gossiping about them. Boris Johnson said young people should stop working from home that was widespread during the height of the coronavirus pandemic to stop the spread of the disease. But speaking to radio station LBC, Johnson admitted [...]
Treasury civil servants to work from home forever in blow to Rishi Sunak September 2, 2021 Treasury civil servants will be allowed to work from home indefinitely in a blow to Rishi Sunak’s credibility. Job adverts for roles at HM Treasury reveal that staff will be allowed to work from home in a hybrid pattern on a permanent basis, spending an average of two to three days a week in the [...]
Rishi Sunak: For young people, working from home is no substitute for office August 3, 2021 Rishi Sunak has said that working from home is not nearly as “valuable” for young people’s career progression as going into the office, after the government changed its guidance. “The mentors I found when I first started my job I still talk to and they have been helpful to me even after we have gone [...]
Londoners and Scots least positive about working from home July 6, 2021 Workers across London and Scotland have been the least positive when it comes to working from home, according to new research shared with City A.M. today. One in four Londoners have said that they have suffered from reduced well-being whilst working from home, while London also had some of the highest numbers of people finding [...]