The long-time competitor of contractor caterers, as many commentators have argued, has been the high street, tempting employees away from their workplace offerings. These days, however, caterers have a new foe – the kitchen or pantry in people’s homes.
In a IWFM webinar this week, there was discussion about how the profile of a ‘typical FM’ has remained largely unchanged since 1999: a 45-year-old white man who fell into the profession.
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.
Companies globally are asking questions on the challenges facing their business’s needs, their real estate footprint, and workforce strategy today and going forward.
The demand for cleaning supplies is “extraordinary” and will remain so “for the foreseeable future”, according to the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA).
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) says the government should extend the ban on the use of combustible materials on a wider range of buildings than is currently proposed.
Almost three-quarters (70 per cent) of employees working in financial services rate their working from home experience as positive, according to a survey from Deloitte.
