Today is Earth Day – a global awareness day designed to make us all think about what we can do to be more energy efficient and eco-friendly. Here’s how to exactly that at your business premises… What is Earth Day? An awareness day that was kicked off way back in 1970 and marked the […]
If everything goes as planned, we’re currently in the final months of lockdown and we’ll be back to normal sometime in June. But even if our everyday lives get back to normal, there’s a good chance that the pandemic will have permanently changed the way many of us work. Working from home was booming across the […]
More of us are working from home than ever before – the latest estimates show that a third of UK workers now do so exclusively from home. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show this increase”can be attributed to the formal announcement of national lockdowns in England and mainland Scotland in early January 2021″. […]
We all want our employees to be as productive as possible, and finding the right work/life balance can be key to keeping employees happy – and happy employees are generally more productive. The trouble is, finding the right work/life balance can be tricky – while having the option of working from home will be enough […]
How engaged are your employees? If your staff are kept motivated and challenged, either as part of the work itself or the culture your business is built upon, and feel valued, then there’s a good chance there will be high levels of employee engagement. Similarly, if your product or service is something everyone believes in […]
If you’re a new parent, or you’ve ever had to juggle a job with a baby or a toddler, you’ll know just how much of a hassle it can be. If you’ve ever worked freelance, had last-minute jobs land on your lap and chase clients for payments, you’ll know how much hassle that can be […]
Updated Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Working from home is more popular than ever in the UK, but it’s not for everyone and massive companies such as Yahoo and HP have taken the decision to reduce or even cut out flexible working completely. The trouble is, employees have come to expect flexible working, which means it […]
The UK is a pretty unstable place right now – as we outlined in our last blog, the snap general election, and the ongoing confusion over any Brexit deal means the future is uncertain for UK-based businesses and their employees. This means that you, as a business owner, need to be tuned in than ever into […]
Video conferencing has been thrust into the mainstream with apps like Skype and G+ Hangouts – no need for expensive VC equipment, just a smartphone and an internet connection does the trick these days. The trouble is, it’s never quite that simple – internet connections vary, buffering or lagging can interrupt things, and video calling […]
We’re predicting 2017 will be the year remote working really takes off as advances in mobile technology and changing lifestyle needs mean more and more workers will say goodbye to the traditional nine-to-five. As we discussed here, if your business is to undergo a successful digital transformation, then remote working needs to be at the centre […]