Latest News - Page 32 Categories Our Sector Virtual Offices Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Our Sector Virtual Offices Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Mar 31st 2011 Would Removing Default Retirement Age have an Impact? Offices around the UK could soon see a shift in dynamics if the default retirement age is removed. Many people have said that age diversity would have a positive impact on the workings of the office, and experts are now saying that it would have ... Mar 31st 2011 Skipped office space lunch breaks are damaging productivity Healthcare company Bupa is urging workers in the UK to reclaim their lunch breaks and spend some time away from the desk and out of the office space. The company recently completed a survey which discovered that the dipped productivity which ... Mar 30th 2011 Businesses need to make sure they’re not wasting office space For many companies office space comes at a premium and businesses understandably want to make the absolute most out of the real estate they have. However, it can be easy for serviced office spaces to get cluttered – particularly if employees ... Mar 30th 2011 Interview fear is reinforced by lack of office space preparation A lack of preparation by both candidates and employers is helping to perpetuate the culture of fear surrounding office space interviews. According to new research from recruitment specialist Monster, a large number of job seekers feel business ... Mar 29th 2011 Fresh coffee smell to keep office space workers happy? It was in the early ’90s – when global hypercolor T-shirts were all the rage – that supermarkets started trialling the use of fragrances in their air conditioners to keep their shoppers placated. The idea never really took ... Mar 29th 2011 Businesses should offer debt advice in the office space Added extras – including health packages and travel subsidies – are becoming increasingly popular in office spaces up and down the country. With the economic downturn still being felt in many industry sectors, and growth projections ... Mar 29th 2011 Employers want recruits of a similar age The atmosphere in a given office is affected by a huge number of things – even by the Feng Shui of office space furniture. Creating a light and airy feel with some quality decor and comfy chairs can make an office a far more pleasant place ... Mar 29th 2011 Business owners need to tackle gender discrimination Business owners need to do more to tackle gender discrimination in the workplace, it has been claimed. According to new research from recruitment specialist Greythorn, gender discrimination in the UK is rife – particularly in the ... Mar 28th 2011 End users should take responsibility for gadget recycling Gadget fans and office space techno-wizards need to take responsibility for the recycling of their gadgets, it has been claimed. According to Suzi Perry, the co-host of Channel 5’s The Gadget Show, there are a number of eco-friendly ... Mar 28th 2011 Office space social network users ‘need to be wary’ Businesses owners need to make sure that any employees using social media websites in the office space are wary of cyber threats. According to internet security specialist Norton, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting social networking ... Mar 28th 2011 Age diversity as important as gender diversity Making sure office spaces are diverse places to work is vitally important for modern businesses. But diversity is not solely about gender equality and representing minority groups. According to Rachel Krys, director of Inclusive Employers, ... Mar 28th 2011 Broadband facilitates social interaction and flexible working Broadband has brought people together and encouraged many businesses to adopt increasingly flexible working practices. While high speed internet connections have had their biggest impact in the home – facilitating the spread of ... Mar 28th 2011 Daughter raises funds to help ovarian cancer fight The daughter of a woman who survived ovarian cancer has raised money for charity through the generous help of her work colleagues. Leanne Murphy, 27 of Clifton, raised cash through a cake bake sale at serviced office operator Business Environment, ... Mar 25th 2011 Small firms need clear office space health and safety guidance Small businesses need to be given clear guidance on office space health and safety, according to the British Safety Council (BSC). The BSC said that advice on how to comply with British health and safety laws is often overly complex and in some ... Mar 25th 2011 Office space social media should be used for recruitment Businesses have finally started to realise the huge potential of social media use in the office space. As a networking tool and marketing platform, social media is really starting to mature and many business owners allow wholesale use of the ... Mar 25th 2011 Public not taken in by businesses’ green claims The public are well aware of environmental issues and do not get taken in by glossy public relations material that claims to show a business’s environmentally-conscious side. Consumers want to see companies take positive steps towards ... Mar 25th 2011 Work experience should be common in UK office spaces Work experience placements for young people should be much more commonplace and the government’s commitment to funding 100,000 office space placements is a step in the right direction, it has been claimed. According to apprenticeship ... Mar 24th 2011 Businesses should be allowed to review flexible working Business owners should be able to regularly review their serviced office space flexible working practices. According to the Confederation of British Industry’s John Cridland, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should ... Mar 24th 2011 Employers ‘want to be more inclusive’ Business owners want to boost diversity in the office space as they strive to become more inclusive. That’s the opinion of Inclusive Employers director Rachel Krys. The organisation aims to engage business owners with the issue of ... Mar 23rd 2011 Mobile working should not be seen as a burden Introducing flexible and mobile working into the office space should not be seen as a burden by businesses. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the government’s commitment to an early consultation ... Mar 23rd 2011 Engaging office space staff is key to sustainability Businesses need to work hard at engaging their office space staff if they are to hold onto the best employees and keep them motivated. According to motivation specialist Harriet Kingaby, a consultant at Futerra Sustainability Communications, ... Mar 22nd 2011 Quarter of office space workers don’t trust their managers A quarter of serviced office space workers don’t trust their managers, according to a new poll conducted by The People 1st Training Company and ICM. The study shows that the lack of office space trust is negatively impacting upon staff ... Mar 22nd 2011 Gender equality in the office space could be achieved with flexible working The widespread adoption of flexible working practices could dramatically improve gender equality in the workplace. According to Women in Technology, the coalition government’s plan for an early consultation on flexible working ... Mar 22nd 2011 Employee benefits can attract the best staff Businesses wanting to attract the best workers to their office spaces should consider introducing an employee benefits scheme. According to XpertHR, employee benefits are a cost effective way of boosting morale for existing office space ... Mar 21st 2011 Making office spaces more homely Giving office spaces a spring clean and adding a few potted plants can make them a whole lot more homely. In fact, just last week Master Sarah McAllister, director of Feng Shui Agency & School of Chue Feng Shui, claimed that carefully arranging ... Mar 21st 2011 Business owners are getting more optimistic Business owners are getting more ambitious and optimistic and this upbeat sentiment is filtering down to office space staff. According to new research from mobile working specialist T-Mobile, over the past year a large number of small and ... Mar 21st 2011 Good office space management will boost engagement Businesses wanting their employees to go the extra mile have to ensure that their managers create more engaging office spaces by providing staff with guidance, regular feedback and as much autonomy as possible. According to the Chartered ... Mar 21st 2011 Government must think small to boost SME growth The government must “think small first” if its policies on business growth are to benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), existing legislation puts too ... Mar 18th 2011 Exercise in the office space can re-energise Exercising in the office space can help re-energise over-worked employees and reduce the likelihood of back pain and muscle cramps. According to Chris Freytag, a serviced office space motivation expert, simple stretches and holds can stop ... Mar 18th 2011 Innovative bike rack doubles as office space desk Just last month business owners were urged to encourage their staff to cycle to the office by the Cycle to Work Alliance (CWA). The CWA claimed that as well as promoting general wellbeing, a cycle to work programme could actually boost office ... Mar 17th 2011 Making serviced office spaces ‘young and happening’ Business owners don’t need to spend a fortune to overhaul their serviced office spaces and make them a vibrant place to work. According to decor specialist office-furniture.net, putting in some stylish sofas or desirable swivel-chairs ... Mar 17th 2011 Flexible working exemption for small firms? Small businesses could be exempt from new flexible working regulations put forward by the government. Reported in the Financial Times, the claim that small and medium-sized enterprises would be allowed to refuse flexible working requests ... Mar 17th 2011 Office space feng shui could boost employee wellbeing Feng shui as a concept regularly goes in and out of fashion in the home, where tackling stress is not always a top priority. In the office space, however, keeping calm and collected is a must and anything employers can do to reduce the impact of ... Mar 17th 2011 Businesses need to be given tax break incentives to go green There are plenty of companies striving to make their office spaces more environmentally friendly. Whether they are introducing recycling schemes, cutting back on paper wastage, outsourcing their IT infrastructure or installing LED lighting, ... Mar 16th 2011 Serviced office space flexibility is vital Serviced office space flexibility is becoming increasingly important as employees demand more from their employers. According to Work Wise UK, the advent of flexible working practices has, in many ways, brought staff and their managers ... Mar 16th 2011 Team building is great for new companies Office space team building is ideal for new companies as it can help employees overcome social barriers. According to the Institute for Employment Studies (IES), while teambuilding exercises shouldn’t be seen as an excuse to have ... Mar 15th 2011 Snow cost unprepared businesses £280m a day The severe snow that hit the country this winter was responsible for huge economic losses, transport secretary Philip Hammond has said. He claimed that with transport at a standstill in many parts of the country, the deluge of snow was responsible ... Mar 15th 2011 TV entrepreneurs are boosting company creation The increased coverage of TV entrepreneurs is making more people consider setting up their own businesses. According to new research published by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), the portrayal of entrepreneurs ... Mar 15th 2011 New guidance on office space wellbeing published Mental health charity Mind has teamed up with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to publish new guidelines for office space wellbeing. The organisations have clubbed together to offer their support to small and medium-sized enterprises ... Mar 15th 2011 Flexible working offered to Olympic event-going staff A large number of businesses will be offering their workers the chance to work flexibly during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games so they can attend events during the two-week sporting celebration. According to HR and employment research ... Mar 14th 2011 Office space workers fib about their “exciting weekends” On Monday morning the tall tales flying around the office space can be heard loud and clear as workers tell colleagues about the exciting nights out they’ve had and the celebrities they bumped into. However, office space adventure stories ... Mar 14th 2011 Green equipment schemes for the office space Siemens and the Carbon Trust are joining forces to get Britain’s office spaces going green. The two organisations have got together to create a £550 million loan scheme that will allow firms to purchase green serviced office space equipment ... Mar 11th 2011 Filling the office space with fruit could boost morale Encouraging healthy eating can be a great way of boosting morale in the workplace. According to Carole Spiers, chief executive of the Carole Spiers Group, employers should do all they can to encourage healthy eating in the office space and ... Mar 10th 2011 Carbon reducing office space created The future appears to be here following the creation of one of just a handful of first carbon-negative office spaces. Using a combination of solar panels, wind turbines and water power, the Old Corn Mill, near Penistone in Yorkshire, produces ... Mar 09th 2011 Office space safety checks could disappear altogether Office space safety is a major concern for business owners – particularly as modern office spaces are more flexible and it is more difficult to keep tabs on staff throughout the working day. However, according to the BBC, the Health and ... Mar 09th 2011 Will eco-friendly serviced offices take off in the UK? Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time and politicians across Europe are steadfastly trying to reduce their countries’ carbon footprints to meet new emissions targets set by the EU. As a result new carbon emissions ... Mar 08th 2011 Office spaces are getting less formal Demand for less formal and smaller serviced office spaces is on the rise and the trend looks set to continue. According to Richard Kauntze, chief executive of the British Council for Offices (BCO), smaller tenants are becoming the norm and ... Mar 08th 2011 Security is not a concern for UK mobile workers UK mobile workers are more than happy to use mobile devices and out-of-office internet connections to access work documents while on the move. The problem is that more than half of Europeans surveyed by NCP Engineering said they had used insecure ... Mar 08th 2011 Smartphones are revolutionising office space effectiveness The widespread use of smartphones in the office space is changing the way that staff respond to ever-shifting consumer and client demands. According to Martin Lyne, director of small and medium-sized enterprise marketing at T-Mobile, mobile ... Mar 07th 2011 Flexible working benefits are clear The benefits of flexible and mobile working practices are clear and more businesses are introducing them than ever before. According to the Telework Association, employers have caught a glimpse of the “bigger picture” and ... Mar 07th 2011 Flexibility is key to the perfect office space Business owners need to make sure that any office space they consider moving into is highly adaptable. According to the British Council for Offices (BCO), flexibility is an undervalued asset of many top-quality office spaces and can be a saving ... Mar 04th 2011 Serviced Offices in Milton Keynes Fibre Optic Broadband Serviced office spaces in Milton Keynes can now gain access to BT’s new fibre optic, high-speed broadband network. The internet service provider (ISP) announced that it had completed the rollout of the next-generation, fibre-to-the-premises ... Mar 03rd 2011 The traditional office space nine-to-five is dead Business owners are rapidly abandoning the traditional nine-to-five working day. According to mobile network operator T-Mobile, managers and their staff are increasingly benefiting from flexible, mobile working solutions. As a result, ... Mar 03rd 2011 BE Offices awarded ‘Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For’ BE Offices has scooped 38th position in the prestigious Sunday Times ‘100 Best Small Companies to Work For’ Awards. The company is the only serviced office operator to appear in the rankings. The awards demonstrate excellence across a number ... Mar 02nd 2011 Flexible working shouldn’t compromise normal office space working practices The introduction of flexible working should not compromise tried and tested office space working practices. According to Vodafone Global Enterprise’s Andy McFarlane, there are a huge number of benefits associated with the introduction ... Mar 02nd 2011 Office spaces are getting more open The days of tiny office space cubicles are becoming a thing of the past as open, collaborative environments become more popular. According to the Baltimore Sun’s HR expert Lorraine Mirabella, office workers demand far less space than ... Mar 02nd 2011 Office space trust is vital Office space engagement and motivation will suffer if employees don’t have trust in their line managers. But the buck doesn’t stop with direct managers. Business owners also need to be regarded as trustworthy by their staff ... Mar 01st 2011 Wembley’s Business Environment scoops national award Business Environment, a serviced office operator located on Olympic Way in Wembley, is celebrating after securing a place in the prestigious Sunday Times ‘Best Small Companies to Work For’ Awards. Business Environment is no stranger to ... Mar 01st 2011 Reading’s Business Environment scoops national award Business Environment in Reading has been voted in the Sunday Times Best Small Companies to Work For yet again. Ranked in at position 38 this is incredible achievement as 37,500 employees across the UK were asked to rank their business according ... Mar 01st 2011 Milton Keynes’ Business Environment scoops national award Business Environment Milton Keynes achieves 38th position in the prestigious Sunday Times ‘Best Small Companies to Work For’ Awards. John Edwards, business centre manager of Business Environment Milton Keynes, said: “Having your own ... « Older EntriesNewer Entries » (Or jump to page 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435 of 35) Milton Keynes’ Business Environment scoops national award