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Articles tagged with: Working from home
Civil Servants To Be Told To Spend 60% Of Time In Offices
Parliament
Civil Servants To Be Told To Spend 60% Of Time In Offices
Ministers have directed senior officials to “set and implement an expectation of increased office-based working” among their staff, according to a draft letter sent to some senior civil servants this morning.
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Coronavirus
By British Safety Council
Government advert on working from home irresponsible
The Government has released a COVID-19 advert urging the nation to “stay home, protect the NHS, save lives”, with the strapline ‘every online meeting is making a difference’. But the advert inappropriately uses a picture of a woman sitting on a sofa cross-legged using a laptop.
72% of UK managers name wellbeing as top priority for 2021  Partner content
Coronavirus
By Chartered Management Institute
72% of UK managers name wellbeing as top priority for 2021 
At a pivotal moment for the UK workforce, when good management and leadership is more important than ever, a new report shows sizable shifts in attitudes to remote working and a desire to continue with some form of hybrid working when the pandemic recedes.
Fewer Civil Servants Will Work From Whitehall Even When The Pandemic Is Over, Says The Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary
Coronavirus
Fewer Civil Servants Will Work From Whitehall Even When The Pandemic Is Over, Says The Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary
Fewer civil servants will work from Whitehall even when the coronavirus crisis is over, the Cabinet Office permanent secretary has said.
Now is not the time for unnecessary trips to the office Partner content
Coronavirus
By British Safety Council
Now is not the time for unnecessary trips to the office
British Safety Council calls on Government not to pressurise employers to get workers back into the office.
Downing Street defends 'back to work' push for civil servants after union threatens strike action
Coronavirus
Downing Street defends 'back to work' push for civil servants after union threatens strike action
Downing Street has defended its decision to encourage civil servants to return to work after a union chief warned of strike action.
Boris Johnson denies split with science chief over back-to-work push and says it’s ‘not for government’ to tell firms what to do
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson denies split with science chief over back-to-work push and says it’s ‘not for government’ to tell firms what to do
Boris Johnson has denied a split with the Government’s chief scientific adviser on whether or not people should return to their places of work.
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson vows £3bn NHS funding boost to get NHS ‘battle ready’ for winter
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson vows £3bn NHS funding boost to get NHS ‘battle ready’ for winter
Boris Johnson is promising a £3bn spending boost to get the NHS “battle ready for winter“ as the country continues to grapple with coronavirus.
Boris Johnson says people should talk to their bosses about going back to work ‘in a safe way’
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson says people should talk to their bosses about going back to work ‘in a safe way’
People who have been working from home during the coronavirus crisis should now talk to their bosses about returning to work, Boris Johnson has said.
Michael Gove says people should go back to work ‘to fire up the economy’ after months of lockdown
Coronavirus
Michael Gove says people should go back to work ‘to fire up the economy’ after months of lockdown
People should go back to work “wherever they can” in order to get the British economy “fired up again” after months of lockdown, Michael Gove has said.
Boris Johnson tells Brits to ‘go back to work if you can’ after months of lockdown
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson tells Brits to ‘go back to work if you can’ after months of lockdown
Boris Johnson has told the country to “go back to work if you can”, in a marked shift in the Government’s message on the coronavirus lockdown.
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Transport
By Transport Focus
End of the Monday-Friday commute? Transport watchdog calls for urgent rail fares reform
Independent watchdog Transport Focus has written to the Secretary of State for Transport calling for rail fares reform.
Coronavirus
By Chartered Management Institute
Happy At Home - Employees Want to Keep Working from Home Post-Pandemic
New poll suggests five days in the office a “thing of the past”
56% of managers report a fall in staff wellbeing as a result of move to home working Partner content
Coronavirus
By Chartered Management Institute
56% of managers report a fall in staff wellbeing as a result of move to home working
New CMI research confirms just how challenging a time this is for managers with over half reporting a fall in staff wellbeing as a result of the ‘quick but necessary’ move to home working due to the Covid-19 pandemic.