Travers Smith calls juniors into the office for four days a week Back to work Travers Smith has become the latest City law firm to call lawyers back into the office after telling staff to spend 60 per cent of their time at work. The law firm’s new “agile working” policy calls on Travers Smith’s lawyers to come into the office for six days across every two working weeks. [...]
Excl: London’s offices aren’t dead but will continue to feel Covid side effects ‘in immediate future’ EXCLUSIVE REPORT Reports of the death of the London office have been greatly exaggerated – but policymakers must step up to ensure workers are encouraged to come to their desks. That’s the conclusion of a new report from Central London Forward, the partnership representing the city’s 12 central local authorities. Although the take-up rate of office space [...]
Exclusive: ‘We’re beyond the point of Pizza Fridays,’ warns City workplace insider weekend chat The City and businesses across the UK have hearing about “digital transformation” for years. But it took the watershed year of 2020 to really highlight just how businesses and organisations need to align technology solutions to their business goals. While the real life test case for digital transformation was playing out in front of our [...]
Weekend exclusive: Slack can’t be blamed for ‘quiet quitting’ says VP November 6, 2022 Tech could be a solution rather than a driver of the ‘quiet quitting’ phenomenon, says Slack vice president Pip White. Working at one of the biggest winners of the pandemic, White is understandably reluctant to admit that the remote working tool contributed to one of the most talked about working trends of 2022. A recent [...]
300-year-old Marylebone estate Howard de Walden enters co-working market November 3, 2022 A 300-year-old estate that owns Marylebone is making an entrance in to the co-working sphere after office rental income dropped last year. Howard de Walden, which is worth about £5bn, is partnering with Spacemade to operate a flexible working facility in the area of central London. It made the move after its results showed permanent [...]
Workspace leaser IWG’s revenues surge as firm seeks to capitalise on hybrid working November 1, 2022 Serviced office provider IWG today said the move to hybrid working is driving demand for its workspaces after posting “strong” results that saw its revenues increase 25 per cent compared to last year. The office landlord today said its group revenues for the three months ending on September 30 were 25 per cent higher than [...]
Keystone Law ready to poach lawyers hit by downturn, firm chief James Knight says September 15, 2022 Keystone Law’s head has said the listed law firm is readying itself to profit on the looming economic downturn, with a view to poaching lawyers laid off from other firms. Speaking to City A.M. Keystone chief executive James Knight said the remote-first law firm is ready to pick up those lawyers facing heightened pressure to [...]
Solicitors watchdog to regulate after-work drinks and private parties September 4, 2022 The solicitors’ watchdog has said it will take action to investigate and prosecute cases of sexual misconduct that happen away from the office – even if those incidents occur at a pub or in a person’s home. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said it will intervene in cases of sexual misconduct that take place in [...]
UK’s review of remote working holidays sparks tax crackdown fears September 1, 2022 The UK’s Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) has opened a review into those who work abroad remotely, in a sign the government may soon begin to crack down on remote working holidays. The OTS has begun collecting data on people who work for UK companies from abroad, following a major uptick in the numbers of [...]
Peloton sends staff back to the office in far-reaching turnaround plan August 13, 2022 Exercise bike maker Peloton has set out plans to hike its prices, cut costs, and force its staff back into the office, as it seeks to turnaround after demand for its home gym equipment dipped following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions. In an internal memo published by Bloomberg, the New York headquartered running machine seller [...]