Latest News - Page 28 Categories Our Sector Virtual Offices Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Our Sector Virtual Offices Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Jul 26th 2011 CIPD revises forecast for UK economic and employment growth The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has revised its forecasts for the UK’s economic and employment growth leading to mixed reactions. It now expects the economy to grow by only 1.4 per cent in 2001 (originally ... Jul 26th 2011 Direct mail ‘still matters if it’s done well’ Direct mail still has relevance in today’s business world if it is done properly, according to Stefan Drew Associates. The marketing and management consultancy said that direct mail could work extremely well if it was used properly. ... Jul 25th 2011 Workers take to cycles in response to high petrol prices Rising petrol prices and a shift in travel habits could be responsible for the recent surge in bike sales at Halfords. The company released its latest trading statement revealing that bicycle sales were up by 11.5 per cent in the 13 weeks up to ... Jul 25th 2011 SMEs keen cut employee holidays More than one in four small to medium enterprises (SMEs) believe that their employees take too many holidays and are looking to cut the number of days they are entitled too, according to a new survey. The survey by BDRC Continental Research on ... Jul 25th 2011 Virtual offices make businesses more efficient Virtual offices allow businesses to be more efficient and eco-friendly, according to Intellect. The technology trade association explained that the virtualisation of servers and other applications was a “good thing to do” ... Jul 23rd 2011 BE Offices IT team scoop an Award for IT infrastructure at latest serviced office centre BE Offices have been providing leading IT and telephony services at their UK serviced office centres as part of their all inclusive package for a number of years. Their latest serviced office centre at 107 Cheapside has been given the award ... Jul 22nd 2011 SMEs can ‘benefit’ from London 2012 Olympic Games Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) could benefit enormously from the upcoming Olympic Games in London, according to Our Team 2012. The initiative explained that a legitimate link with the Olympics could be “very valuable” ... Jul 22nd 2011 Working Families: Even employers want flexible working Employers operating in serviced offices and other buildings need as much flexibility in their working life as their employees do, according to Working Families. The organisation found said that employers value the need for flexibility ... Jul 22nd 2011 Employees realise ‘the benefits of cloud computing’ Mobile working could take off big time with the suggestion that employees in the UK have finally “woken up” to the opportunities presented by cloud technologies. The trade association Intellect said that employees have had ... Jul 21st 2011 Working mums too busy for the gym can get fit in the house Working mums who have a busy time juggling work and looking after their children can still find time to keep fit, according to a health and wellbeing consultant. Hermie Hogg, founder of Hermieopathy, explained that working mums needn’t ... Jul 21st 2011 Long-term absence affects employee morale at work The long-term absence of employees within a business can affect the morale of their colleagues, suggests new research. Aviva UK Health found that one in five (22 per cent) employees felt that a colleague’s absence led to them being unduly ... Jul 21st 2011 Didlaw: Businesses should think about statutory measures to tackle absenteeism Businesses operating in serviced offices and other buildings should consider putting in place statutory sick pay arrangements to reduce the level of absenteeism in the workplace, according to Didlaw. The employment law boutique said that ... Jul 20th 2011 Employees’ taking control’ over the way they work Employees are taking more control over the way they work, forcing businesses to implement new working strategies, according to a new survey. YouGov, working on behalf of Citrix Online, found that 45 per cent of businesses had noticed increased ... Jul 20th 2011 High demand for office space in London The demand for office space in London has soared in the first six months of the year, according to a financial and professional services firm. Jones Lang La Salle has found that investment in office space had increased by nearly 30 per cent, compared ... Jul 20th 2011 Stress policy ‘leads to improved employee engagement’ People feeling stressed at work should take a look at the way BSN Medical is looking after its staff. The global media device company, which has office space in Hull, operates what is known as a “stress policy”, reported You At Work. ... Jul 19th 2011 Will Google+ take off? LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weinerhas spoken his opinion about Google+ for the first time this week, suggesting that ‘nobody has any free time’ for the new social network. Slashgear.com reports that Jeff views social media networks as having three ... Jul 19th 2011 Nearly half of businesses do not have social media policies Up to 50 per cent of businesses operating in serviced offices and other buildings do not have social media policies in place, even though three-quarters of businesses actively use social media for business reasons, according to a new report. ... Jul 19th 2011 Demos: Flexible working important in a sluggish economic environment Flexible working, which includes mobile working and working in virtual offices, is seen as an important way of coping in an economic environment characterised by a sluggish recovery, according to a new report. The think tank Demos revealed ... Jul 19th 2011 Digital marketers ‘need to focus’ on mobiles Mobile working digital marketers need to adapt and develop to the changing media landscape as more people start to increasingly rely on the internet on their mobile phones, according to a marketing and media expert. Rob Thurner, a mobile consultant ... Jul 18th 2011 Smaller retailers are ‘neglecting’ to embrace Twitter Many small retailers based in serviced office space are neglecting to use Twitter and other types of social media as part of their business strategies, according to the Centre for Retail Research. Professor Joshua Bamfield, director of the ... 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 Harsh Economic Climate Highlights Recycling’s Cost Cutting Potential In tough economic times, business needs to see recycling as an effective cost cutting tool, not just a “good thing to do” with negligible financial benefit. We’re all familiar with the idea that recycling is a good thing: we’re surrounded ... 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. 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