Close to home: Demand for city centre offices drops as hybrid working picks up June 16, 2021 Suburban office markets outperformed city centres for the first time in ten years, with six out of nine major cities seeing a drop in workstation rates. Research published today found demand was driven by workers rejecting both working from home and returning to crowded cities. The shift to smaller towns was also influenced by companies [...]
Goldman Sachs pushes back office return plans after government extends lockdown June 16, 2021 Goldman Sachs has pushed back plans to bring its UK staff back to the office after the government decided to extend the current Covid-19 restrictions for another month. The bank was preparing to bring staff back in June, but told workers overnight that it would delay its plans. A note to staff from Goldman Sachs [...]
The return to normal: A timeline for businesses opening the office June 16, 2021 As businesses begin to reopen their offices, Oktra’s workplace specialists outline concrete steps for moving forward in the return to work. With 69% of UK CFOs expecting the bulk of their workforce to return to the office in the third and fourth quarter of 2021, and 43 of the UK’s top 50 companies embracing a [...]
Hybrid working: Agile office, agile mind June 16, 2021 Hybrid working – formalising the relationship between company and home office – is the latest ‘new normal’ for professionals. Here’s how we can make sure mental health remain a priority across these two worlds. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. The ways that we work have changed rapidly since the beginning of the pandemic. [...]
Genesis G80 review: The car brand climbing the Korea ladder June 15, 2021 The Genesis G80 is the South Korean brand's first serious saloon car in the UK. It majors on stress-free comfort to take on the BMW 5 Series.
‘Last in, first out’ fears: Covid-19 hits career progression as people ‘shelter’ in current jobs June 14, 2021 Job vacancies are surging but almost one in two candidates are “sheltering” in their current job since the onset of the pandemic, new research today suggests. LinkedIn’s latest survey found that 77 per cent of recruiters say candidates currently seem less committed to moving roles, for fear they could be “last in, first out” elsewhere. [...]
Worth the commute: 9 out of 10 want hybrid working paired with an improved office June 14, 2021 Nine out of ten UK workers want the option to work remotely once offices reopen, while the same proportion desire a better office set-up when they do go in, new research today suggests. Data from OpenSensors, a workplace technology company, shows that a similar proportion of workers (90.5 per cent) are being offered the option [...]
Accountancy firm Azets to create 650 new UK jobs over the next year June 14, 2021 Accountancy company Azets has today announced a national recruitment drive which will see 650 new jobs being created in the UK over the next year. The roles will cover all levels from assistant right through to partner across a range of service lines including audit and assurance, corporate finance, and tax. “We have just recruited [...]
Londoners most likely to work from home as uptake increases, ONS says June 14, 2021 Londoners are the most likely to work from home, the Office of National Statistics said this morning, as the proportion of the UK’s workforce opting for remote working swells. Workers who did any work from home in 2020 increased to 37 per cent on average from 27 per cent in 2019, according to the ONS’s [...]
Making a plan for your mental fitness June 10, 2021 A solid strategy for wellbeing and mental health could prove vital for easing your path back to the workplace. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. As the UK opens up to yet another “new normal”, it is worth taking the time to consider your mental wellbeing. According to a recent poll conducted by [...]