Timeline - Page Categories View All Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Select Category Timeline Our Sector Sustainability Community Charity & CSR HR Nov 08th 2011 Business Environment champions UK enterprise at FBTLive Serviced office operator Business Environment will be showcasing &Meetings, its new meeting room, event space and video conferencing company, at the Fresh Business Thinking LIVE! exhibition and conference at Old Billingsgate on ... Nov 07th 2011 Mobile working requires no extra red tape Allowing office staff to undertake mobile working requires no extra red tape for businesses, according to data gleaned from a Freedom of Information request by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Of the 218,100 ... Nov 04th 2011 Disabled jobseekers ‘not receiving support from recruiters’ There is a large disparity between the support recruiters and employers perceive themselves to be giving to disabled people who are looking for work and the help they feel they actually get, reports HR Magazine. A survey by the Clear Company ... Nov 03rd 2011 Workers forget five important things a day Office workers are among those busy people in the UK who forget an average of five important tasks or facts every day, new research has found. Commissioned by Avery Office and Consumer Products, the survey found that failing to call people back ... Nov 02nd 2011 Stress Awareness Day It is a problem which can affect office workers from anywhere in the country and today is the day designed to highlight the problem – it is stress. Stress is the second biggest cause for workers to take time off, only being taken over by home and ... Nov 01st 2011 Men still Saving More than Women for Pension Men are still managing to put £700 more into their pension funds a year than their female counterparts, despite more women than ever saving for retirement. The Scottish Widows women and pensions report shows that women putting an adequate ... Oct 31st 2011 Commuters suffer more from stress and exhaustion Those who commute to the office by car, train or bus are more likely to experience stress or exhaustion than those who walk or cycle. This is according to research carried out by scientists from Lund University in Sweden of 12,000 employees between ... Oct 31st 2011 Trust, pride and camaraderie make companies great places to work Trusting management, having pride in the company and healthy camaraderie are among the reasons stated for companies coming high up on the World’s best multinational workplaces list. Compiled by the Great Place to Work Institute, the list ... Oct 31st 2011 Working in third places is on the rise. The latest trend in mobile working seems to be working in a third place which is neither home nor the office, according to research from ZZA Responsive User Environments. In the survey, which undertook in-depth interviews with 17,000 business ... Oct 31st 2011 Small businesses lose £1,500 through sickness absence a year Sickness absence costs small businesses £1,500 a year, according to figures released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Despite the fact that small businesses averaged 2.4 sickness days per employee each year, which is considerably ... Oct 28th 2011 Tech companies fail to engage with social media Despite a large number of tech companies using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, only 31 per cent of them are actually using them in a social manner, new research has found. As a way to engage with your audience these sites ... Oct 28th 2011 50% increase in apprenticeships in 2010/11 academic year writer essay The number of people starting apprenticeships for the 2010/11 academic year was up 50 per cent from the figures for the 2009/10 year. According to the Statistical First Release, people from all age ranges took advantage of apprentice ... Oct 28th 2011 Sickness benefit claimants growing faster for women The number of women claiming sickness benefit is growing much faster than the rate of men doing the same. Analysis carried out by Legal & General based on statistics from the Department of Work and Pensions looked at cases between February ... Oct 28th 2011 Roboboss keeps an eye on staff Just because the boss spends a lot of their time away from the office mobile working does not mean that they are not keeping an eye on their staff, as one employer in Texas has proved. Richard Garriott keeps the staff at his video game development ... Oct 27th 2011 Private sector wages rise while public sector faces pay freeze While office workers in the public sector face pay freezes, those employed by private firms received a 2.6 per cent increase in the three months up to September. This means the pay gap between the two sectors is continuing to rise as the economic ... Oct 27th 2011 Office-free environments suit tech start-ups down to the ground Virtual offices provide the flexibility without the burden of huge overheads for tech start-up companies in comparison to traditional offices. This is the opinion of Mark Gilbreath and he should know as he is a veteran of the tech industry ... Oct 27th 2011 Insolvencies highest in the North East Office workers will be interested to know that the rate of insolvencies is highest in the North East of England, compared to the rest of the country. Results from research carried out by Experian showed that despite the region’s failure ... Oct 27th 2011 Economy means SMEs are sitting on cash not investing it Economic uncertainty is leading to nearly half of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) sitting on cash instead of investing it, according to research by Venture Finance. This means that the growth so urgently needed is failing to occur ... Oct 26th 2011 A third of office workers have had an affair at work Shared offices can lead to romantic liaisons and it has now emerged that one in three office workers has had a work based affair, reports the Telegraph. The survey commissioned by Sony of 2,000 workers across fields such as law, marketing and ... Oct 26th 2011 Incentives need to encourage small business growth says FSB Incentives should encourage the growth of small businesses not just the quick revenue brought about through large scale developments, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said. It comes as a reminder as the consultation process ... Oct 26th 2011 Frank discussions must be facilitated In the debate about employment tribunals both Nick Clegg and Vince Cable have acknowledged the need for frank discussions between staff and employers. Nick Clegg told a group of small business leaders that it was important for employers to ... Oct 25th 2011 Trend in peer-to-peer reviews help motivate staff Peer-to-peer recognition schemes are proving very popular in these difficult times for office staff as getting credit from someone who carries out and understands the job creates added meaning. Sometimes these schemes are linked to wider ... Oct 25th 2011 Office staff save life of colleague The case of a man who was given life saving CPR by his colleagues when he collapsed in the office has highlighted the importance of trained first aiders in the workplace. When Mark Driver collapsed at work and went into cardiac arrest two of those ... Oct 25th 2011 Huge differences in credit ratings for SMEs A move towards transparency is needed in order to make sure the same rules are applied across the board when small businesses apply for credit ratings, according to Shelley Stock Hutter. The accountancy firm investigated the practices of ... Oct 25th 2011 Council staff embracing mobile working Stoke-on-Trent City Council is demonstrating how mobile working can cuts down on costs as part of new money-saving measures. The council is now closing offices at the weekends and allowing more staff to work from home during the week. It is ... Oct 25th 2011 Turning down the heat could save offices millions Turning down the heating in office space across the UK by just one degree could save businesses a collective £35 million, according to data from the Carbon Trust. Figures from the body show that workplaces in the UK currently spend around £450 ... Oct 25th 2011 FSB wants VAT cut and NIC holiday The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for the government to introduce a VAT cut and a National Insurance Contributions (NICs) holiday to help struggling small firms. The call comes after the federation’s Voice of Small ... Oct 24th 2011 Older workers bring experience to the office It’s a good idea to have a variety of ages working together in the same office space as older workers can bring their experience to the workplace, it has been claimed. According to Paul Green, spokesman for the over-50s group Saga, older ... Oct 24th 2011 Eco initiatives ‘boost staff morale’ Green office initiatives can help boost employee morale, according to one expert. Mrs Green, the founder of Littlegreenblog.com said that it is easy to make small eco-friendly changes which can make a big difference to a company both in terms ... Oct 24th 2011 Companies ‘should provide incentives for paper saving’ Companies looking to cut down on costs and boost their eco credentials by using less paper in the office should offer incentives to help achieve this. According to Raz Godelnik, co-founder of Ecolibris.net, a company working to promote the ... Oct 21st 2011 UK businesses embracing tablets Businesses in the UK are embracing tablet computers with around one in five firms using the gadgets in the workplace. Data from Equanet highlights that rather than being a consumer-only product the devices are useful for businesses, especially ... Oct 20th 2011 IT firm take up new office space Computer support providers Circle IT are set to move to a new large office in Cardiff after rapidly expanding their business portfolio throughout the UK. The company, which is Wales’ biggest IT consultancy, will take over a 3,534 sq ... Oct 20th 2011 Office rental slump could hit Reading Despite a solid first half of the year, a property expert in Reading is predicting a slowdown in the office rental market. Commercial property consultancy Hicks Baker believes worries over economic uncertainty and fragile business confidence ... Oct 20th 2011 One in three want to work from home More than one in three people would like the option of working from home according to a poll conducted by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP). Research into flexible working found that out of 293 people, 36 per cent liked ... Oct 19th 2011 College launch work scheme for Lancashire’s youth Blackburn College has launched a pilot scheme that intends to help young people into work. In conjunction with the Job Centre and local businesses, the college has set up work academies and hopes to give 16 – 24-year-olds better chances of obtaining ... Oct 19th 2011 45% of businesses cannot find right employees A survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has found that despite increasing unemployment, 45 per cent of businesses still find it difficult to recruit the correct person for a position. Figures released last week show that the number ... Oct 19th 2011 SME’s lack of confidence could cost jobs Confidence amongst SMEs has dropped and this is likely to result in more staffing culls, according to The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). A survey carried out by the organisation found that six per cent of the 1,600 businesses questioned ... Oct 18th 2011 New bank for small businesses A new bank has been launched with small businesses in mind in order to provide those worthy of credit with a better chance of obtaining it. Shawbrook Bank will offer savings and lending, but no current account facilities and is backed by the Royal ... Oct 17th 2011 Family homes modified for home workers As the number of people working from home has increased by a fifth since 2008 the average family home has lost 11 square feet of living space in that time, according to research by LV=. More people working from home has led workspaces to crop up ... Oct 16th 2011 WOW! Gorilla Competition Winner Business Environment in association with Business Networks sponsored “Splodge” the gorilla as part of Bristol Zoo’s WOW Gorilla campaign. To celebrate the colourful exhibition of gorillas across Bristol, Business Environment launched ... Oct 14th 2011 Third of people would consider emigrating for new job A new poll conducted by the Post Office has found that at least a third of young Britons would be happy to take a job overseas. Some 33 per cent of 18-34 year-olds said that they’d consider working abroad as they feel it could offer more opportunities ... Oct 14th 2011 Football star welcomes new eco office Former Manchester United and England footballer Gary Neville officially unveiled a new carbon negative office in West Yorkshire yesterday. Neville, 36, has a keen interest in environmental property and famously won approval for his own ... Oct 14th 2011 Spare land could be new office plot Two pieces of disused land in Stoke-on-Trent could be used as sites for temporary office space, a new report suggests. Plans are currently in under scrutiny for a state of the art business district in Hanley, but consultants URS-Scott Wilson ... Oct 14th 2011 Youth unemployment big issue in East Anglia Young people are the hardest hit by unemployment in East Anglia according to new figures. Norwich saw a 12 per cent rise in people out of work compared to the same period last year. Currently there are 4,450 people without a job in the Norfolk city ... Oct 14th 2011 Cuts to hit Welsh jobs Things are looking bleak for the public sector in Wales. Figures released by the Wales Audit Office (WAO) suggest that some 20,985 jobs are set to go in the next four years. As yet indications have not been made as to which sector will see the majority ... Oct 13th 2011 Team-desking can reduce costs Reducing desks while not reducing staffing levels helped Cable and Wireless Worldwide’s move to its new Bracknell office more cost effective, revealed director of IT operations Richard Wilson. Speaking with cio.co.uk, Mr Wilson ... Oct 13th 2011 Brits put in 26 million hours overtime each day. Research by insurance company Aviva have discovered that workers in the UK contribute some 26 million hours in extra work each day. The report found out that six out of ten people work outside of their contracted hours, averaging 1.5 hours in ... Oct 13th 2011 Two-thirds of people want another job A survey conducted by recruitment agency Hays as found that two-thirds of people would happily move to a new job if they were able to. It also found that just four out of ten people are not looking for new work at present because they like their current ... Oct 13th 2011 Carillion to develop Manchester venture Construction services firm Carillion has won the contract to develop a key office venture in the heart of Manchester. The company, whose previous developments include the Tate Modern gallery in London, fended off rivals Bam and Kier to secure ... Oct 13th 2011 Iconic Leeds landmark to home state of the art offices State of the art office space at one of Leeds’ most famous spots is due for completion this week. Tower Works, well-known for its three listed Italian-style chimneys, has been redeveloped by Creative Space Management Ltd after securing ... Oct 13th 2011 Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Mornings at BE Offices Bristol Over the last few weeks Business Environment Bristol have been baking away to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. On Friday 30th September the WestPoint Business Centre team and their clients baked a delicious range of treats to go ... Oct 12th 2011 Unemployment at highest in 17 years Unemployment has reached 2.57 million, which is the highest it has been for 17 years, according to the Office for National Statistics. The figures show that unemployment rose by 114,000 in the period between June and August this year with 991,000 ... Oct 12th 2011 How to implement a successful retention strategy and maximise the customer service experience In a down economy, companies find they have fewer problems filling vacancies. But that’s all the more reason to have a robust retention strategy in place, says Nazia Ahmed, HR Director at serviced office operator Business Environment. The ... Oct 11th 2011 CEO of Vodafone advocates hot desking Guy Laurence, the CEO of Vodafone since 2009, has spoken about his unconventional attitude towards offices and how he utilises hot desks and flexible working in an interview with the Telegraph. Announcing that a lot of the ways in which the ... Oct 10th 2011 BIS contemplating audit exemptions for small businesses More than £200 million could be saved by small businesses in the UK if proposals currently in consultation by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) come into force. The changes would widen the criteria for audit exemptions ... Oct 09th 2011 A ‘YES’ for Customer Service from BE’s Clients! As part of a focus on promoting service and retention the serviced office and meeting room venue operator Business Environment carried out the biggest customer service survey in its 20 year history. As part of National Customer Service Week ... Oct 07th 2011 Struggling parents reluctant to request flexible hours The work life balance is not adequate for six out of ten working parents with 54 per cent of them uneasy about requesting flexible conditions, as study by My Family Care has found. Parents who would like more flexibility in their working lives ... Oct 06th 2011 Sickness costs SMEs The next six months will see a loss of £3.4 billion for small and medium businesses due to illnesses such as colds and the flu. Collectively SMEs lose £63 million a year, according to research by Viking, and two-thirds of that absence occurs during ... Oct 06th 2011 Nearly half of professionals not taking full holiday entitlement With only 53 per cent of professional workers in the UK using the entirety of the holiday entitlement last year the British habit of living to work is growing. In the UK, 23 per cent of respondents took two-thirds of their allocated entitlement ... Oct 06th 2011 Stress not cancer now main cause of sickness Employees in shared offices will be interested to know that acute illnesses such as cancer have been overtaken by stress as the number one reason staff take sickness leave. Two-fifths of employers reported an increased number of sick days ... « Older EntriesNewer Entries » (Or jump to page 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 of 31) Stress not cancer now main cause of sickness