December 2019 - ConferenceCall.co.uk blog

Published December 19, 2019

How to beat the Christmas travel chaos

It’s Christmas Day in less than a week’s time- meaning the roads and railways will be packed with festive revellers and shoppers and will be no place for anyone travelling on business.

If you’re in any doubt as to just how rammed the railways will be, figures from Trainline reveal how this Christmas is set to be the busiest ever as 20,000 more passengers than last year have already booked their festive train tickets.

And then there’s ‘frantic Friday’ to contend with.

Thankfully, there are a couple of ways you can beat the Christmas travel chaos.

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Published December 9, 2019

Channel 4 introduces agile working

Working from home has always been seen as a great way to help improve the work/life balance of employees, but not all jobs – or all employees for that matter – are suitable for remote working.

So it’s interesting to see that Channel 4 is introducing agile working as part of its employment policy from January next year.

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Published December 5, 2019

How to survive the office Christmas party season

This weekend will see the start of the Christmas party season, as office workers the nation over get lubricated enough to make the most inappropriate of passes at co-workers, or finally pluck up the courage to have that pay-rise showdown with the boss.

A quick word to the wise though, neither will end well at the best of times, even less-so in a drink-fuelled atmosphere of the office party.

So, if you think you’re in danger of committing any such vocational faux-pas, here’s how to stop the office Christmas party from ruining your life.

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Published December 2, 2019

How to get festive with our ho-ho-hold music

Get our Christmas hold music in just a couple of clicks.

The festive season is finally upon us, which means this Friday and Saturday will see workers up and down the country head out for Christmas parties. And as the wine flows, tongues will be wagging with tales of unspeakable acts involving the photocopier, and co-workers caught under the mistletoe.

All of which is enough to leave you bereft of festive spirit before the tinsel is on the tree (unless you read our office party survival guide, that is).

But ’tis still the season to be jolly and all that, so get your festive groove on and spread that seasonal cheer by changing to our Christmas hold music…