Debate: Does the home-working trend caused by coronavirus herald the death of the office? As the world gets used to home-working, City A.M. asks whether this means the end for traditional office spaces. Yes – Andrew Johnson, managing director at PowWowNow With millions of people having to work from home worldwide, the future of the office as we know it will be transformed. Companies will have the technology, policies [...]
DEBATE: Is the office Christmas party actually worth it? Is the office Christmas party actually worth it? Emma Long, commercial director of BizSpace, says YES. Primarily, the office Christmas party is a chance for employers to say thank you to staff, and for employees to reflect on and celebrate the successes of the year. They enable colleagues from different teams and at all levels [...]
HS2 needs government support, not more dithering and debate Last week, a leaked draft of the HS2 review revealed recommendations that the controversial project should go ahead as planned. This has sparked some debate, with opponents citing the project’s escalating costs and delays. Yet, when builders’ timescales and budgets for even small-scale domestic construction projects are almost always optimistic and therefore taken with a [...]
DEBATE: Was MacDonald’s right to sack its chief executive for a consensual relationship with an employee? November 6, 2019 Was MacDonald’s right to sack its chief executive for a consensual relationship with an employee? Martin Townsend, a partner at communications consultancy Pagefield, says YES. “You can’t help who you fall in love with” is one of the great romantic clichés. Unfortunately, if you are the £12.3m-per-year boss of McDonald’s, this is not an excuse [...]
How to keep cool while covering for colleagues during holiday season August 16, 2019 August can be a stressful time for remainers. No, not people anxious about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, but those left in the office during the holiday period while their colleagues are sunning and Instagramming themselves on the beach. A study by OnePoll last year found that covering for co-workers generally results in a [...]
Love Island lessons for couple-preneurs June 21, 2019 Last year’s winners are estimated to have made a total of £1m in the six months after the show ended
