In January, facilities specialist Direct 365 claimed flexible working is having a detrimental impact on the office environment. Here the company explains why, and three other experts give their views on the subject… Phil Turner, head of digital, Direct365… Read More ›
Sheffield Hallam University has been awarded a prestigious Leesman+ award for the effectiveness of its agile workplace. Gabriella Jozwiak talks to director of estates Mark Swales. An academic timetabling team, electrical engineers, events management and surveyors are among the staff… Read More ›
The rise in the use of workplace sensors caused controversy in January, when staff at the Telegraph found them attached to their desks without warning. The outcry led to their rapid removal. But are sensors a sinister Big Brother development… Read More ›
Technology company DADI+ is run on an entirely remote basis. Founding partner Chris Mair talks to Flexible Boss about the reasons for this approach and how it works in practice. Chris Mair (left) with co-founders Will Lebens (centre) and Joseph Denne…. Read More ›
Corrie Newport, senior manager in New Business & Fleet Operations at Lloyds’ Black Horse Finance, explains how creative thinking and home working is paying dividends. In 2013 improvement works were taking place in St William House, Cardiff, the building where… Read More ›
When did you last look at your shift patterns? Robert Ayers, group customer account manager at Imperago, says there are hidden benefits to proactive planning. Do your current shift patterns really meet the requirements of your business? When did you… Read More ›
Drone tea trays, ‘earth scrapers’ and robotic pets? Experts have been making predictions about how the world will look and function in the near and distant future, finds Heather Greig-Smith. Driverless car stackers, hologram receptionists, folding computers and robotic pets… Read More ›
Six years after it began its flexibility journey, Vodafone UK’s head of enterprise services Tony Bailey explains how the company changed its culture and boosted productivity. Productivity in the UK has come under the spotlight following news that the nation’s… Read More ›
Shared parental leave has been in place for seven months but is it taking off? Heather Greig-Smith looks at progress so far and at controversial government plans to extend the leave to grandparents. It is arguably too early to start… Read More ›
Canadian not-for-profit WORKshift is dedicated to promoting, educating and accelerating the adoption of flexible work programmes across the country. It provides a road map and tools for organisations to achieve business agility. Created in Calgary, the body also works in… Read More ›
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