Post-Covid offices will become cultural hubs and even art galleries to tempt staff back to the office February 24, 2021 “Ditch the desks and ditch the boardroom! Tell your people to bring their trunks and they will love working for you.” So said Robert Dowling, CEO of Deanlow Consulting in Ontario in 2016, after revealing that his employees spent their days paddling around a company swimming pool with laptops to promote creative thinking. We’re five [...]
Remote working will come at a cost, FTSE and S&P 500 hiring execs warn February 18, 2021 Remote working will come at a cost, FTSE and S&P 500 hiring execs warn
Eye carumba: Tips for looking after your vision on (endless) days in front of a laptop February 13, 2021 Early morning starts and late evenings spent in front of a screen have become the norm for city home workers. All of that time in front of a bright screen coupled with heating and poor room lighting can have a negative impact on your eyes. In fact, extensive use of computers can lead to computer vision syndrome (CVS), [...]
Corona Impact Series: How a creative workspace was dragged into a work-from-home experiment February 12, 2021 In this series, City A.M. looks at the financial and economic impact of the ongoing pandemic on a range of small and medium-sized businesses across London. This week: How a workspace provider with spaces across the UK, including in Soho and Westminster, gradually changed the work mindset of its office clients. No one could have [...]
FTSE 100 closes lower but US stocks rebound from slump and brush off dire data January 28, 2021 FTSE 100 closes lower but US stocks rebound
Office demand drops as Workspace reports 33 per cent fall in enquiries January 28, 2021 Workspace remains optimistic about the future of London’s office work despite a sharp drop in enquiries throughout the pandemic. This morning’s results show the group averaged 672 enquiries per month in the third quarter, a 33 per cent drop from the previous year. Lettings per month also fell by 3.4 per cent to 109, driven [...]
With no office, our future leaders are being held back January 27, 2021 In spite of the challenges facing central cities around the world at the moment, they are and will remain places with huge concentrations of the jobs which provide the greatest opportunities to learn and to move up the job hierarchy. For young people, Central London offers an unparalleled combination. A range of independent employers with [...]
New Skyscraper approved for City of London January 26, 2021 A new 30-storey skyscraper has been approved on 55 Gracechurch Street in the centre of the City of London. The new building, which the City of London Corporation has granted planning permissions for, will be located between Monument station and Leadenhall Market. It will include social and breakout zones, and the building’s floorplan will offer [...]
New tall building at 55 Gracechurch Street approved as developers embrace post-pandemic office trends January 26, 2021 The City of London Corporation has today (26 January) granted planning permission for a 30-storey office-led development in the City Cluster, the Square Mile’s first tall building approval of 2021. The approved Tenacity scheme at 55 Gracechurch Street, located between Monument station and Leadenhall Market, embodies many of the emerging trends for post-pandemic office space [...]
The ‘lifeblood of the City’ must return to offices after pandemic, Peel Hunt boss says January 26, 2021 The chief executive of Peel Hunt called on “the lifeblood of the City” to return to offices after the pandemic, as the investment bank announced it is moving to a new building in Liverpool Street in a vote of confidence in London’s recovery. Peel Hunt boss Steven Fine said that the firm – which allowed [...]