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WEBJul 24, 2024 · The extensive refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster, a project estimated to cost over £20 billion, could significantly impact the availability of specialist craftworkers needed for the UK’s net zero targets, according to Historic England.The public body is warning that the project, which could take up to 43 years and require around 3,000 specialist workers annually, would absorb a ...
People now less engaged, less fulfilled and more stressed in their ...
WEBJun 13, 2023 · Most people have a good experience of work but the number of people who feel enthusiastic about their job ‘always or often’ has fallen from 54 percent in 2019 to 49 percent in 2023. A third of people sometimes feel bored at work (33 percent), 26 percent sometimes feel miserable, and 21 percent sometimes feel lonely.
WEBThe survey was conducted in 2019 by OnePoll, an independent research firm, in collaboration with Mindspace. About the survey. Happiness makes people more productive. This may seem intuitive, but it’s also backed up by research: studieshave found that worker productivity increases by approximately 12% for happier people.
Creating the workforce of the future; the Barclays perspective
WEBOct 17, 2016 · Within our organisations we are making giant strides to re-carve and re-define talent whilst investing in the workforce of the future. The topic of Apprenticeships remains top of the government agenda and top of the employability agenda and great things are starting to happen. Yet, how much of the evolution of apprenticeships is understood by ...
How to manage flexible working requests (including turning them …
WEBJun 15, 2022 · Employers must notify the employee of the outcome of their flexible working request (including any decision relating to an appeal made by the employee) by the latest of the following: a) three months from the date on which the flexible working request is made; and b) such other, longer, period as the employer and the employee may agree.
Employees struggle to adapt to new workplace technology
WEBNew research by Hays Talent Solutions claims workplace technology has had a significant impact on businesses and organisations when it comes to development, automation and growth; continuing to shake up the modern workplace and workforce in 2020. Paving the way for the change, younger workers are arguably redefining what workers want from their employers, while employees struggle to adapt to a ...
Mitsui Fudosan UK and EDGE partner to acquire prime Shoreditch ...
WEBJan 7, 2022 · The approximately 1-acre island site, which sits in close proximity to the new Liverpool Street Elizabeth Line station, is the first acquisition for the newly set up joint venture between Mitsui Fudosan U.K. Ltd. (“Mitsui Fudosan UK”), the European operation of Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan, and European sustainable real estate pioneers, EDGE. The […]
Generation BETA is the latest demographic grouping you need to ...
WEBNov 18, 2020 · GlobalWebIndex (GWI), together with LinkedIn’s B2B Institute, has launched “Work in BETA: The Rising B2B Decision Maker”. The new report sets out to examine the ‘changing behaviours and attitudes of “the BETAs” – the first cohort of digital natives (21 to 40 year-olds) to assume positions of seniority in business, at a time of dislocation’.
CIPD identify key trends that will influence the future of the HR ...
WEBNov 19, 2020 · A new report from the CIPD, sets out the key trends that will have an impact on the future world of work and how these will shape the profession and the roles and capabilities of people professionals.. People Profession 2030: A collective view of future trends shares the findings of a joint collaboration between the CIPD and hundreds of people professionals from around the world, to create a ...
Nine out of ten employees believe flexible working is key to …
WEBNov 13, 2017 · Data published by HSBC claims that flexible and remote working practices are more likely than financial incentives to motivate staff and ultimately increase workplace productivity.A study of British businesses and employees found that nine in ten employees surveyed (89 percent) consider flexible working to be a key motivator to their productivity levels within the workplace – a view shared ...