Office

A major recent survey from Microsoft shows that managers and employees fundamentally disagree on productivity when working from home.

As of July, thousands of UK employees have enjoyed a three-day weekend, every week for at least six months, with zero loss of pay. To most of us, it sounds like a dream scenario—after all, a bank holiday is often the highlight of a working…

People increasingly prefer workplace flexibility. At R/GA 69% of our global staff say they would prefer two days or less in the office and few want to be in the office more than 3 days a week. Clearly, people feel strongly about this. In…

That simple gesture, long seen as a standard of goodwill and psychological safety, is now creating a lot of head-scratching. It’s burned into American work culture, yet many people are uncomfortable literally reaching out in the way they…

Chris, I believe that you and Josie have just been involved in a project on this topic in collaboration with London Business School. How did that come about? Chris: Josie and I both run independent executive coaching practices and have…

Since the start of 2020, being able to work from home has led many to forgo their commute, reducing transport emissions. It’s just one of the many benefits that has revealed itself in working from home, and it’s fuelling the question: what…

Here Paul Kelly, Head of Employment at Blacks Solicitors LLP, discusses obesity discrimination and what business leaders need to look out for. Although obesity is not in itself a protected characteristic, under the Equality Act 2010…

With climate change high on the news agenda, and reports showing that there has been a 53% reduction in single use plastic in the last year, we are more mindful of our energy consumption and contribution to the carbon footprint than ever…

Around 1.5 million people turned out to support London Pride and UK Black Pride this year. It is encouraging to see an increasing number of organisations from PwC to Tesco and Barclays join the parade and fly the rainbow flag in support of…

Co-workers being drunk, 'barking' in the office and a colleague having sex with someone's wife were just some of the office grievances uncovered in a survey of UK workplace gripes.  

Businesses of all shapes and sizes are always looking for ways to innovate and increase their productivity by investing in the latest tools, software and training programs. Yet, perhaps the simplest way to increase business success is to…

As a CEO, you have the opportunity to build a supportive work environment from the top down, ensuring the promotion of health and well-being not just for your employees, but also for yourself.