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The number of employees who do not want to return to the office has almost doubled since lockdown began, shows a poll carried out for the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management.

Flexible working set to change corporate priorities

Virus or no virus FMs’ innate ability to question a course of action, to ensure provision of maximum support to anxious workers as they return to the workplace, comes naturally.

The industry needs a new hygiene standard, argues Mike Boxall.

The pandemic has exacerbated feelings of loneliness at work, says Cyril Parsons.

'NEW DEAL’ NEEDED FOR CLEANING SUPPLY CHAIN

Remanufactured office furniture is a cost-effective and ethical choice for organisations, Phil Oram opines.

We asked readers how challenging it has been to source cleaning supplies during the pandemic, whether prices have risen, how prepared they are for future demand over the coming months and what type of impact Covid-19 has had on existing contracts?

Smart building technology highlights FM's strategic value, says Gordon Mitchell.

The pandemic has brought economic stagnation and will drive up unemployment rates, says Graeme Davies.

Consultant and author Dave Coplin has spoken of the challenges that workplace and facilities managers will face in adapting to the greater volume of flexible working set to be a legacy of the Covid-19 crisis.

This fresh new battle between technological capability and human nature, with its echoes of past predictions, has only just begun argues Martin Read