Coronavirus: Government to launch back-to-work campaign August 28, 2020 Brits will be encouraged to get back to the office as part of a new government campaign set to launch next week. The campaign will promote the advantages of returning to work and seek to reassure employees about the safety measures being taken to halt the spread of the virus. The productivity push, which will [...]
Sir Graham Brady calls on ministers to get workers back to the office August 27, 2020 An influential senior Tory MP has urged the government to give workers a “clear and consistent message” that it is safe to return to the office. Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 committee of backbench Conservatives, said that if ministers did not do so there would be “devastating consequences” for the country’s towns [...]
Eight out of 10 UK workers expect to return to the office this year August 27, 2020 Eight out of 10 British workers said they have already returned or expect to return to the office this year. A survey of UK workers found that September was the month the majority (28 per cent) named as a likely return date. UK workers are missing out on contact with their colleagues with 63 per [...]
Goldman Sachs offers office perks as it ramps up return to work August 27, 2020 Goldman Sachs is laying on perks for staff members that return to work in its London offices as the US bank looks to bring workers gradually back to the City. The lender is offering perks including protective gear, free food and use of an on-site nursery for all employees who choose to return to its [...]
Staff at ETF provider Tabula call time on home working as it moves to Strand August 27, 2020 London headquartered fixed income ETF provider Tabula Investment Management is luring employees back to work with an expanded office to support social distancing. Tabula’s move to 55 Strand will double its office footprint from 1,300 square feet to more than 3,000 sq ft. The fund manager says more than 90% of London-based staff have agreed to [...]
UK firms must return to the office to revive the economy, says CBI boss August 27, 2020 The head of the CBI has warned of “ghost town Britain” as she calls on UK firms to return to the office to revive the economy. Dame Carolyn Fairbairn has called on the Prime Minister to do more to get office workers back to the office. Writing in the Daily Mail, Fairbairn warned commercial centres [...]
The City View: Adrienne Gormley of Dropbox on why hybrid working requires more than just new tech August 27, 2020 In this episode Christian talks to Adrienne Gormley, head of EMEA at Dropbox, about the opportunities and potential pitfalls of remote working. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Adrienne says that getting it right requires more than just having the right digital tools and that a new approach to management and company culture is necessary. Also [...]
IG employees not required to return to the office until 2021 August 26, 2020 IG is the latest firm to say its employees will not be required to return to the office for the rest of the year. In a memo seen by City A.M., the online trading firm’s chief operating officer Jon Noble told UK employees that they can continue working from home until the end of 2020. [...]
Coronavirus travel hacks: How to navigate London while avoiding the crowds August 26, 2020 Want to travel around London but coronavirus giving you second thoughts about getting on a packed tube train? London Travel Watch, the official watchdog for London transport users, has published a series of travel hacks designed to make getting around London easier while avoiding the crowds. London Travel Watch director, Emma Gibson said: “Many people [...]
No plans to return to the office for millions of workers August 26, 2020 There are no plans for millions of public and private sector workers to return to the office. A survey of 50 large employers by the BBC found none of them had plans to return all staff to the office full-time in the near future. Twenty firms have reopened their offices for staff unable to work [...]