Timeline - Page Categories View All Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Jul 18th 2011 Businesses can ‘easily find themselves liable’ for accidents at work Businesses working in serviced offices in London and other UK cities are putting themselves at unnecessary risk by failing to have sufficient health and safety awareness, according to personalinjurylawyers.co.uk. Information gathered ... Jul 18th 2011 Businesses ‘should learn’ from News of the World phone hacking scandal Businesses operating in shared offices and other buildings should learn from the News of the World phone hacking scandal, according to the Richard Denny Group. The phone hacking story has highlighted the importance of maintaining a culture ... Jul 15th 2011 More people over 50 are staying on in work More people over the age of 50 are choosing to stay on longer in work, according to Work Wise UK. The impact this will have on the UK jobs market, especially for younger people looking to get their first job or begin their careers, is still unknown. ... Jul 15th 2011 The Writer: Put a bit of personality in your CV People looking to work for a business operating in a serviced office or other buildings should put a bit of personality into their CVs, suggests the Writer. The business language consultancy said that along with good grammar and punctuation, ... Jul 15th 2011 Employment trend moving “cautiously upwards” The underlying trend in the employment market is moving “cautiously upwards”, according to new figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that there has been a reduction in unemployment since the last quarter. ... Jul 15th 2011 The Great City Race 2011 For the 4th year running Business Environment were delighted to enter into the Standard Chartered Great City Race. The 5k road race around the City of London attracted over 5,000 runners this year and raised huge amounts of money for charities ... Jul 14th 2011 ONS: No real change in unemployment figures New figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that the number of people unemployed has not changed much. The latest data revealed that UK unemployment fell by 26,000 in the first quarter to May to 2.45 million, ... Jul 14th 2011 Rics: Lack of supply means London office rents will rise Businesses operating in London serviced offices and other buildings have been told to be wary of rising rent charges due to a lack of supply. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said that Central London in particular was suffering ... Jul 14th 2011 Good leadership involves a ‘degree of conflict’ Businesses based in serviced offices and other buildings have been told that good leadership is likely to feature a degree of conflict. Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, said that a good boardroom team meant having a diverse ... Jul 12th 2011 Telstra pays employee for work-related injuries suffered at home Businesses that employ home-based staff may have to revise certain parts of their operations after Telstra was forced to pay legal and medical costs to an employee who suffered work-related injuries while working from home. Dale Hargreaves ... Jul 12th 2011 ONS: There are more working mums than ever before The number of working women who are also mothers has increased significantly over the last 15 years, according to a new report. The Office for National Statistics showed that in 1996 there was a 5.6 per cent difference in the number of women with ... Jul 12th 2011 FPB: Interns are extremely valuable to businesses Interns are extremely valuable to businesses in so many ways, according to the Forum of Private Business (FPB). While internships at businesses operating in serviced offices and other accommodation are often viewed as a significant addition ... Jul 11th 2011 CIPP: Businesses agree that employers should have right to request time off for training Businesses have given their support to plans to allow staff to be given the right to request time off work to go on training courses, according to a new poll. The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) found that 80 per cent of respondents ... Jul 11th 2011 ‘Healthy Return on Investment’ via Offshoring vision without glasses Businesses offshoring some of their operations can bring about huge long-term benefits, according OMC partners. The company suggests that most organisations in finance and accounting, who operate in serviced offices ... Jul 11th 2011 ‘Good line management practices’ help staff cope with change at work Businesses operating in serviced offices and other buildings should be aware that good line management practices are important during processes of change in workplaces, suggests Right Management. By giving staff a voice through staff ... Jul 08th 2011 The bar of entry for cyber criminals is being lowered It is becoming increasingly easy for so-called fledgling cyber criminals to learn how to stage attacks on businesses and individual users, according to Symantec. There was an increase in the number of cyber-attacks because mechanisms like ... Jul 08th 2011 Manufacturers are Hiring temps More The uncertainty surrounding the recovery of the UK economy is leading the country’s manufacturing sector to turn to temporary recruitment, according to Markit. Chris Williamson, director and chief economist at Markit, told Recruiter ... Jul 08th 2011 Access to psychological support can help shape “rounded employees” Businesses operating in serviced office accommodation and other buildings need to ensure that their employees have access to psychological support, Right Corecare has advised. Be tending to employees’ psychological wellbeing, ... Jul 07th 2011 UK permanent job growth at its lowest for 22 months The rate of growth in the UK job market was at its weakest for 22-months, according to a new report. A drop in the number of people securing permanent vacancies contributed to the decline. The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) ... Jul 07th 2011 CMI: Employees believe managers lack skill to lead Employees don’t think that their managers possess the necessary management skills and confidence to do their jobs well, according to new research. A Chartered Management Institute (CMI) study found that 55 per cent of respondents ... Jul 07th 2011 Get up from your desk to exhale and stretch, suggests expert People working in shared offices and other buildings should spend no longer than an hour and a half at their desk before getting up and doing some simple stretches, according to a health and wellbeing consultant. Hermie Hogg, founder of Hermieopathy, ... Jul 06th 2011 CGBF: The deregulation of CRC will be positive for businesses The government’s promise to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) will benefit businesses that have to subscribe to it, according to the Cumbria Green Business Forum (CGBF). The CGBF said that the government had shown that ... Jul 06th 2011 XpertHR: Link formal dress codes to staff contracts Formal dress codes should be linked into staff contracts to ensure there are no “grey areas” in the choices workers make when dressing for work, suggests XpertHR. Beyond that, codes should be communicated widely to ensure that ... Jul 06th 2011 Fresh air is ‘vital’ for employer productivity People working in shared offices and other buildings should make the time to go outside and take in some fresh air to help make them more productive, according to a health and wellbeing consultant. Hermie Hogg, founder of Hermieopathy, admitted ... Jul 06th 2011 Bristol’s Business Environment Go Ape Over Gorillas Serviced office operator Business Environment, with offices situated in Clifton and Temple Gate, is helping to raise significant funds for gorilla conservation projects by sponsoring a Wow! Gorilla in association with Bristol Zoo. A series ... Jul 05th 2011 Kent County Council aims to boost the image of apprenticeships Kent County Council is to heavily invest in getting more young people on apprenticeships in a bid to improve the job prospects of young people over the next four years as the UK recovers from the recession. The overall aim is to make the “matching ... Jul 05th 2011 Employers have paid £13.4bn in redundancy payments over the last three years Businesses operating in services offices and other accommodation have had to pay out £13.4 billion in redundancy payments over the last three years, according to a new report. The law firm Wedlake Bell showed that the cost of job cutting as ... Jul 05th 2011 Mobile and Social Media Fraud to Hinder UK Retailers Mobile and social media based fraud is going to have a big impact on UK retailers, PayPoint.net has warned. According to the internet payment service, anti-fraud schemes run by mainstream card-issuers didn’t stretch to mobile phone ... Jul 05th 2011 Google+ aims to take on Facebook Businesses working in serviced office accommodation and other buildings should be keeping an eye on Google’s version of Facebook, according to a communications consultancy. Elemental believes that the web giant’s new social ... Jul 04th 2011 Job vacancies on the up The number of job vacancies in the UK increased by three per cent in June, suggesting more workers could soon be starting in offices in London and across the rest of the nation. Data from the Reed Job Index shows that job vacancies have now returned ... Jul 01st 2011 Eurograduate: Brits are looking for work abroad Britain may be at risk of losing a generation of workers as the cost of living and working culture is driving graduates abroad for career opportunities, according to Eurograduate. With the cost of living soaring in the UK and people working ... Jul 01st 2011 Elemental: Businesses need to get with the social revolution or fail Businesses need to get with the digital revolution and engage with social media platforms or face “brand dilution”, according to a communications consultancy. In an age typified by greater conversation between companies ... Jul 01st 2011 Iain Duncan Smith: Hire unemployed Brits, not foreign workers Businesses working in shared offices and other buildings should hire unemployed British people rather than people from abroad, according to the work and pensions secretary. Iain Duncan Smith believes that by hiring Brits over migrant workers, ... Jun 30th 2011 UK employers supporting vocational qualifications Employees in offices in London and across the UK could benefit from vocational qualifications in the future, after some of the largest companies in the country joined a campaign in support of VQ. BAE Systems, Cisco, Mitchells & Butlers ... Jun 30th 2011 Children to join parents in the office during strikes? Staff members in serviced offices throughout the UK may be joined by some rather young workers today (June 30th), as employees are encouraged to take their children to work to help cope with public sector strikes. Around 750,000 public sector ... Jun 30th 2011 Businesses need to deliver ‘people intelligence’ assessments to help boost their output Businesses operating in shared offices and other buildings need to deliver in-depth “people intelligence” assessments when recruiting new employees to help them take their business forward, according to SHL. In its fifth ... Jun 30th 2011 Retail Gazette: E-retail is the place to be Online and mobile commerce is something that all companies should seriously consider adding to their existing business structures because of a shift in consumer habits, suggests Retail Gazette. E-retail is seen as driving the retail industry ... Jun 30th 2011 Elemental: Businesses need to integrate social media into core business operations Businesses operating in serviced offices need to be on top of their social media practices, according to a communications consultancy. Elemental said that businesses have to ensure that their social media strategies are integrated with ... Jun 30th 2011 Rent Offices in Fleet Street Are you looking to rent an office in Fleet Street? The traditional heartbeat of the publishing sector but now home to a miriad of media and many other organisations Fleet Street is a very popular business destination. It offers a great location ... Jun 29th 2011 Google launches Mobilize for SMEs Google has launched a new mobile tool to help small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) create professional quality mobile sites or landing pages. Called Google Mobilize, the free tool provides SMEs with templates to create sites without ... Jun 29th 2011 UK CEOs putting added pressure on overstretched workforce Chief executive officers (CEOs) in the UK are pushing their employees to deliver significant increases in work productivity to match tough target, according to new research. The Hay Group found that UK firms operating in serviced offices ... Jun 29th 2011 Bank of England ‘will not ‘ increase interest rates Companies based in serviced offices and other accommodation will be interested to hear that the Bank of England will not raise interest rates next week, according to an economic forecasting group. The Ernst & Young ITEM Club believes ... Jun 29th 2011 Older employees have a ‘really good work ethic’ Businesses operating in serviced offices and other buildings may want to reconsider their policy towards hiring older employees after a wealth management company said that older people had a really good work ethic. Yvonne Goodwin Wealth ... Jun 28th 2011 Scottish Home Workers ‘can’t afford’ Commercial Property Scotland’s home-based workers are unable to move into commercial premises because of a lack of affordable options, according to a new survey. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found that 42 per cent of home-based workers were ... Jun 28th 2011 Volunteering boosts “leadership skills” in young people Volunteering can help young people develop invaluable leadership skills as well as make their CVs stand out to potential employers, according to the Institute for Employment Studies. Volunteering at companies based in serviced offices ... Jun 28th 2011 Businesses ‘need to encourage’ employees to properly secure mobile devices Businesses that operate a flexible mobile working structure should warn their employees to take security of their technology devices seriously, according to Norton. This year marks a major campaign to boost education and awareness of the ... Jun 28th 2011 Businesses should be ‘assessing the impact’ of climate change Businesses operating within serviced offices and other buildings should be strategically assessing the implications of climate change on the work they do, according to Forum for the Future. The challenge now is for product design teams ... Jun 28th 2011 Rent Offices in Bristol Are you looking to rent an office in Bristol? The vibrant city of Bristol is a great location to work, and in recent years the creative media, electronics and aerospace industries have thrived here. The city centre docks have been regenerated ... Jun 27th 2011 New app makes Facebook work appropriate Companies based in serviced offices and other accommodation might benefit from a new professional networking app that is designed to allow users on Facebook the ability to establish work-based connections. Monster Worldwide, the online ... Jun 27th 2011 Green youth want a ‘flexible working agenda’ A new generation of green-conscious workers are helping to promote a flexible working agenda that includes mobile working, according to the Telework Association. Too many young people, the “arduous experience” of commuting ... Jun 27th 2011 Employees ‘work through lunch and never finish on time’ People working in serviced offices and other premises are working longer hours and missing out on their lunch breaks, according to a new survey. A study by staffbay.com found that one in five workers are unable to take a regular lunch break, ... Jun 24th 2011 Stress Doctor says Work Stress can be Avoided People who are stressed in the workplace perpetuate their own worries, according to stress expert Terri Bodell. The stress doctor has said that stress can be a “self-fulfilling prophecy” as workers can get caught in a cycle of ... Jun 24th 2011 Broadband connectivity is vital for rural businesses – claim The Country Land and Business Association has spoken out over the importance of broadband connectivity for rural businesses based in shared offices and other accommodation. Dr Charles Trotman, who is the head of rural business development ... Jun 24th 2011 Employers should ensure workers are vigilant about phishing Get Safe Online has advised that businesses in serviced offices and other accommodation should train staff to be vigilant about phishing scams. The company has suggested that employees need to be trained to become cautious email-users and ... Jun 23rd 2011 Offices will need ‘contingency plans’ for strike school closures Employers have been urged to set up a contingency plan to deal with the possible impact of school closures later this month. Teaching unions have confirmed that their members will stage a walk out on June 30th, on the same day as thousands of other ... Jun 23rd 2011 People 1st: Critical that UK ups its Game for Olympics Businesses based in serviced offices in Britain will be presented with dozens of opportunities as part of next year’s Olympics, and the UK tourism and hospitality industry is one of the sectors which will benefit the most. However, ... Jun 23rd 2011 Boss has ‘strong ground’ to discipline for inappropriate office wear People who turn up to the work at their serviced office in blatantly inappropriate outfits have little ground when it comes to defending their decision, according to XpertHR. Companies which implement a dress code to stop workers wearing ... Jun 22nd 2011 City of London Police and Serious Fraud Squad share office space Office space in London just got a little bit more action packed, after the City of London Police and the Serious Fraud Squad (SFO) announced they were working on plans to share space. Talks have been held between the two agencies about relocating ... Jun 22nd 2011 Smartphones aiding a rise in flexible working Mobile working is on the up, according to Smart Gorillas, and it is all thanks to the increase in popularity of smartphones. Heather McLean, editor of online mobile news provide Smart Gorillas, said the power and agility of the devices helped ... Jun 22nd 2011 SMEs must use old IT equipment to avoid ‘mixed environment’ People running small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from serviced offices are being urged to reuse their old IT equipment to avoid having an old and new culture in the office, Return on IT has suggested. The regeneration service provider said ... « Older EntriesNewer Entries » (Or jump to page 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829 of 29) SMEs must use old IT equipment to avoid ‘mixed environment’