More than eight in 10 UK firms plan on hybrid workforce after the pandemic June 23, 2021 Some 84 per cent of UK businesses plan on having a hybrid, flexible or remote workforce after the pandemic, according to new research. The State of Hybrid Work study, carried out by tech firm Owl Labs and covering 500 business leaders, found that only 16 per cent of companies expect workers to return to the [...]
Hospitality hiring crisis drives up wages by 14 per cent as venues turn to temporary workers June 22, 2021 Hiring bottlenecks in the UK’s hospitality sector are prompting pubs and restaurants to turn to temporary staff to keep up with demand. It has also forced companies to increase wages by as much as 14 per cent, according to new research from Indeed Flex, an online marketplace for flexible workers. Analysis of pub, bar and [...]
UK financial sector calls for caution over any work from home law June 21, 2021 How people divide their working hours between home and office should not be forced into law, senior financial services industry officials said today. Britain has hinted that it may legislate to allow employees to work flexibly by dividing their time between the office and home, despite the government previously pushing back against suggestions that it [...]
1 in 5 London office firms expect staff to work from home five days a week after pandemic June 21, 2021 One in five businesses which were office-based before the pandemic expect staff to work from home for five days a week after the Covid crisis finishes. That’s according to a poll of 520 business leaders by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), which also found that nearly half of firms that are able [...]
Workers should be given the right to disconnect after home work, says Labour June 19, 2021 Workers should have a right to disconnect from work at the end of the day to ensure homes do not become round-the-clock offices, Labour has said, as well as a right to work flexibly. Workers should be able to switch off at the end of the day, meaning having a reasonable expectation of not having [...]
The return to normal: A timeline for businesses opening the office June 16, 2021 | Sponsored 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 [...]
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 [...]
CMI study: Covid jabs and flexible working divide could fuel staff exodus June 14, 2021 Covid-19 jabs could fuel a mass exodus from the workplace, a Chartered Management Institute (CMI) study has warned, as a divide between the unvaccinated and the vaccinated emerges. As the UK’s planned ‘Freedom Day’ on 21 June becomes less likely with reports, a poll conducted by the CMI found that 24 per cent of managers [...]
Brits keen for business travel return to boost relationships and escape routine June 10, 2021 Some 70 per cent of British workers agree travelling for work and meeting face-to-face strengthens business relationships, according to a YouGov poll. Almost half of prospective business travellers would use work-funded travel to escape their household, the survey revealed this morning. The data paints a picture of the renewed appetite for travel to strengthen business [...]
Businesses with diverse workforce reap 58 per cent higher revenue, study shows June 9, 2021 UK businesses who treat their employees equally, regardless of race, reported up to 58 per cent higher income than their counterparts, according to a new report released by Henley Business School. The new research highlighted that companies with targeted measures specifically aimed at supporting employees from ethnic minorities recorded better staff output and loyalty, as [...]