Staff wellbeing not main motivator for home working, ONS says
Five in 10 UK businesses are using or plan to adopt increased homeworking permanently – but improving staff wellbeing is not the main motivator for doing so. This is...
Read moreDetailsFive in 10 UK businesses are using or plan to adopt increased homeworking permanently – but improving staff wellbeing is not the main motivator for doing so. This is...
Read moreDetailsSpecialist wine retailer Majestic Wine employs around 1,350 people and operates more than 200 stores across the UK. In April this year, the company restructured its pay and reward...
Read moreDetailsHSBC has introduced a new menopause policy as part of its commitment to employee wellbeing. The bank formally implemented the initiative in July across its offices in Jersey, Guernsey...
Read moreDetailsMost staff in non-managerial roles are denied flexible working options despite the passing of the Flexible Working Act, a new study has found. Research by Wade Mcdonald revealed that...
Read moreDetailsMore than one in three employers have reported a rise in the number of employees working from home this year, new research has revealed. The findings from the Advisory, Conciliation...
Read moreDetailsMore than half the global workforce has experienced burnout because of excessive workloads and mandated office returns, a new study has found. The research by global workplace creation company...
Read moreDetailsPitchup has introduced an employee cycling benefit to boost the wellbeing and engagement of its UK workforce. The London-based worldwide campsite booking marketplace, which has more than 50 members...
Read moreDetailsZoom staff have been told to return to offices two days a week as part of a “structured hybrid approach”. The video conferencing business, which has around 8,500 employees...
Read moreDetailsRaffolux is giving its workers a day off to celebrate the achievements of England’s Lionesses in the FIFA Women's World Cup – if they make the final. The UK...
Read moreDetailsAffinity Homecare Shrewsbury has committed to being an age-friendly employer. The company is the latest organisation to join the Centre for Ageing Better’s movement to tackle ageism in the...
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Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.