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Companies equating hard work with being in the office are living in the past according to Paul Hamer, CEO of construction company Sir Robert McAlpine. Speaking on a panel about flexible working at the 2022 CIPD Festival of Work on 16 June, Hamer said: “It’s an issue of maturity. Especially pre-pandemic, there was an agenda of…

Hiring over-70s could add BILLIONS to UK economy and create ‘vibrant’ workforce One in ten over-70s are choosing to either head back to or stay longer in part or full-time work as a direct result of the pandemic – a trend which could see billions of pounds pour into the UK economy, according to a…

A quarter (25%) of workers ranked appearance as the most important factor when meeting someone for the first time at work, followed by personal hygiene (23%) and then someone’s job title (17%). Revealing potential biases in the workplace, a clean-shaven appearance (13%) was rated more attractive than facial hair (6%). Despite remote work challenging some workplace…

IBM chief tells staff ‘I don’t care what time you start work’. The head of one of the world’s leading tech firms has denounced rigid work structures by revealing he “doesn’t care” what time staff start work. As reported by the New York Times, IBM’s CEO and Chairman Arvind Krishna said he is not concerned by…

Work emails are a nuisance for most employees; whether they are to chase a colleague on a task, to set out a meeting agenda or prompt a client to get in touch, composing them and reading them takes up a large portion of the working day. Not only that, but they can also distract us…