NR Serviced office news - Page Categories View All Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Feb 01st 2017 Can more time off boost productivity? Could providing employees with more time off actually help boost productivity? It’s not as crazy an idea as you’d think… Getting the most working hours from your employees might seem like the best way to run a productive small business. But ... Feb 01st 2017 Client Informed Newsletter January 2017 – Coffee Break Answers Page The January edition of the BE Offices and &Offices client newsletter is out now. Please see below for the answers to our coffee break puzzles and brain teasers. Sudoku Wordsearch Hidato Einstein Puzzle The Devil is in the Detail We hope ... Jan 23rd 2017 BE Offices enters next stage of expansion with £50m sale and leasebacks BE Offices announces the next stage in its five-year expansion programme with the sale and leaseback of its Wembley and Royal Exchange office buildings for a combined cash consideration of approximately £50m. The funds generated will be ... Jan 17th 2017 Not such a Blue Monday at BE Offices BE banishes the bluest of Monday’s with chocolate treats! Anticipating the peak of the January blues on Monday 16th January, BE Offices decided to surprise clients with chocolate treats on the bluest day of the year. First conceptualised ... Dec 20th 2016 5 things to do before you close up for Christmas If you’re shutting up shop over the festive period, there are a few things you’ll need to remember to do… Whether you’re an office based small business or a small retailer, if you’re shutting down on Christmas Eve for a week or so then you’ve got ... Dec 09th 2016 BE Offices’ MD happy to #BeMoreSanta in aid of Rays of Sunshine Serviced offices company boss David Saul dons Christmas jumper and Santa hat and serves teas and coffees for the day to staff in support of children’s charity Rays of Sunshine It takes a certain kind of leader to swap roles with ... Nov 30th 2016 BE Cheapside a Finalist in ‘Business Centre of the Year’ 2016 BE Offices (“BE”), the multi award-winning leading serviced offices operator, today announces that its Cheapside centre has been given the accolade of Finalist for ‘Centre of the Year’ at this year’s Business Centre Association ... Mar 11th 2014 Keeping employees engaged with workplace rewards Sometimes it is the simple things which have the greatest impact on employee morale and engagement within the office. While providing a comfortable, well-furnished business environment always helps, very often staff members simply want ... Feb 21st 2014 How to go green in the office For many businesses in the 21st century, becoming more eco-friendly is high on the priority list. There are many reasons for this – a greater level of environmental awareness, wanting to impress clients and the financial implications, ... Dec 18th 2013 Superfast broadband boost for Greater Manchester businesses Around 39,000 more homes and businesses in Greater Manchester will have access to high-speed broadband by 2016, it has been announced today (December 18th). BT has announced details of the arrangement alongside the eight local authorities ... Nov 21st 2013 Firms encouraged to invest in EVP A large number of UK businesses are failing to take advantage of their employee value propositions (EVP), according to a new study. Professional services firm Towers Watson has revealed its findings of research focussing on the deal that ... Oct 22nd 2013 Bonuses ‘not the best way to motivate staff’ Just over one in ten workers have said that a financial bonus was a key way to get them motivated in work, according to a new survey. The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) spoke to 1,000 employees – with only 13 per cent admitting ... Sep 27th 2013 How to search for an office Whether you’re a business looking to expand and move into an office for the first time, or you’re already in premises elsewhere and you have to move for whatever reason, it’s important not to underestimate the importance ... Aug 30th 2013 Childcare vouchers important, employers believe Nearly all employers who offer childcare vouchers to employees do so because they think it is important to give parents support with their childcare costs. The Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA) has released research which ... Aug 16th 2013 Employers risk losing “skills, energy and passion” of females Employers risk losing out on the “skills, energy and passion” of top female talent if they do not make a greater effort to offer them suitable work incentives. That is according to the latest report by the Chartered Institute of ... Aug 09th 2013 Workplace attitudes to maternity are “archaic” Many women across the UK are still facing discrimination in the workplace when becoming pregnant. That is according to a new study by law firm Slater & Gordon, which found that more than a quarter of mothers feel they are the target of unfair ... Aug 06th 2013 Short-term wellbeing initiatives can have long-term effect Company heads looking to boost employee wellbeing are advised to look at short-term benefits that can have a long-lasting effect. The HR Index found that firms that had invested in health and wellbeing during the first half of 2012 – ... Jul 05th 2013 78% of women unsure about maternity leave policies Clearer information, guidance and advice about maternity leave must be made available for female staff members upon beginning a new contract. That is according to a survey by OnePoll commissioned by QualitySolicitors, which found that ... Jul 03rd 2013 Trust is the driver of employee wellbeing The idea of ‘trust’ is not only a driver of successful intimate relationships, it is also essential between employers and employees. That is according to a report entitled Trust: the key to building well-being and performance ... Apr 12th 2013 Listening to employees is key The most important thing when it comes to employee wellbeing in shared office spaces is to listen to what they want. That is according to Google’s director of global design Christopher Coleman. And by listening to its employees, the ... Apr 05th 2013 Focus on talent not best practice, CEOs advised Businesses should pay greater attention to sourcing and nurturing talent, rather than adopting so-called best practices that may not suit their company model. That is according to a white paper called Tune in to Talent by Anna Marie Detert ... Apr 03rd 2013 Employers encouraged to make work fun Changing the workplace health habits of employees is key to their wellbeing, engagement and morale and will in turn help employers to achieve sustainable business success. That is according to the findings of a report into workplace health ... Mar 11th 2013 Employee wellbeing can reduce sick leave Workspaces can reduce employee absence and boost productivity through the introduction of health-related activities and schemes. Every year 170 million working days are lost because people are too sick to go into the office with work-related ... Mar 07th 2013 UK job satisfaction remains static Despite the doom and gloom of the recession easing somewhat, job satisfaction in the UK has remained static in the past 12 months. This is according to research conducted by the recruitment firm Office Angels, which found that just over four ... Mar 01st 2013 77% of HR professionals overwhelmed by employee data Some 77 per cent of HR professionals are not aware how the potential of their company’s workforce is affecting business performance. Nearly 600 individuals from the UK, the US, China, Australia and South Africa were surveyed by SHL ... Feb 27th 2013 Top 5 ways to work more effectively Employees and employers are always looking for ways to make their working day more effective. Many people feel like they have a heavy workload and can struggle to find enough hours in the day to complete their duties. However, by developing ... Feb 25th 2013 How to beat stress at work Stress at work is a serious issue and one that needs to be given a lot of consideration. Recent research by Unison found that 87 per cent of local government workers are suffering with stress. Over 14,000 staff members were questioned and the ... Feb 19th 2013 60% of office workers fall for phishing messages Office workers are receiving up to six phishing messages a day and 60 per cent of employees are falling for them. This is according to research by PhishMe and it highlights how people using serviced offices need to be on their guard at all times, ... Feb 13th 2013 UK among ‘worst in world for employee wellbeing’ UK employee wellbeing scores are among the worst in the world. The Workforce Quality of Life Index by Kenexa ranks the country in the bottom ten of 27 nations surveyed. In order to complete the ranking process, six indicators were used: income, ... Feb 07th 2013 54% of employees regularly take no lunch break Some 54 per cent of office employees regularly work through their lunch break. This is according to a poll carried out by BBC Breakfast today (February 7th) and it highlights how many people using serviced office space are potentially sacrificing ... « Older Entries (Or jump to page 1234567891011121314 of 14) 54% of employees regularly take no lunch break