DEBATE: Are fears about remote working’s damage to Britain’s creative potential overblown? November 20, 2020 Are fears about remote working’s damage to Britain’s creative potential overblown? Kristine Dahl Steidel, vice president EUC EMEA at VMware, says YES. The future of work has arrived in the form of distributed workforces, and businesses should not be using this as an excuse for stagnant growth. The facts speak for themselves: new research shows [...]
Meet the BETAs: the decision-makers of the future November 18, 2020 What comes to mind when you think of the modern professional? To find out, LinkedIn’s B2B Institute partnered with GWI for a first-of-its kind study on the rising generation of business decision-makers — affectionately coined “the BETAs”. Our findings characterise the BETAs with the following: Blurred work-life boundaries, with an Evolving mindset, Tech natives who [...]
Shaftesbury taps investors for £300m as pandemic batters West End October 22, 2020 West End landlord Shaftesbury will tap investors for £300m amid a sharp downturn in central London footfall during the coronavirus pandemic. The property firm announced today that it intends to raise around £297m through a discounted offer of new shares, with the potential to raise £307m dependent on investor appetite. Shaftesbury, which owns 16 acres [...]
The marine and coastal access act 2009 October 14, 2020 The Marine Works (Environmental impace assessment) Regulations 2007 (as amended) Application for: Thames side west – River wall works Notice is hereby given that Charles Calverley, Executive Director, Silvertown Homes Limited, 58 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, W1D 4UF, has applied to Marine Management Organisation, (“MMO”) for a marine licence to carry out a regulated [...]
Top five tips for preventing burnout October 6, 2020 Are you struggling to focus? Lacking motivation? Maybe just feeling a bit overwhelmed? These are just some things to look out for that might be signs of burnout. And they’re worth thinking about: 36 per cent of us have experienced burnout in our careers. That’s according to our new research — and it’s even more [...]
Businesses plan long-term return to office despite home working boom October 5, 2020 Most businesses will resume using their offices after the coronavirus crisis, despite a shift towards home working, according to a survey of company directors. The research found that 74 per cent of directors said they would keep increased home working arrangements, and half said they would reduce their long-term use of the office following the [...]
Record number of companies turn out for City Giving Day 2020 September 23, 2020 A record number of organisations took part in this year’s City Giving Day as companies gathered online in spite of the pandemic to celebrate the City of London’s philanthropic side. Over 460 companies registered for this year’s event, which raised money for charities such as Place2Be, Onside Youth Zones, Samaritans and The Duke of Edinburgh’s [...]
Two-thirds of companies say home working has hit employee motivation September 21, 2020 Two-thirds of UK companies believe the motivation and enthusiasm of employees have suffered as a result of remote working during the Covid-19 crisis, according to a new survey. A survey of more than 1,500 firms occupying offices found office working outranked home working for creativity and innovation, as well as productivity and motivation. Roughly 64 [...]
London’s startup scene is under threat – here’s how we can safeguard our entrepreneurs September 10, 2020 Following one of the biggest economic upheavals in living memory, London is now resetting itself. But our capital’s startups have taken a bruising in the last few months and their recovery requires urgent action. The impact has not been uniform, as some investment is still flowing. But investors have been backing portfolio companies, or in [...]
Office design experts lead London’s return to the office September 9, 2020 Returning to work in the nation’s capital could mean economic revival, but businesses wonder whether it can be done safely: design and build experts prove that it can. If the 1918 Flu Pandemic is anything to go by, much about Coronavirus could conceivably remain a mystery more than 100 years into the future. One thing [...]