Gender, ethnicity, and the nature of the job of a security officer increase the risks that the profession has in exposure to the coronavirus, suggests new analysis.
Demand for FM services during the Covid-19 pandemic has increased in the healthcare sector but has drawn less demand in sectors such as retail, according to the second quarterly RICS UK Facilities Management Survey (May 2020).
Companies globally are asking questions on the challenges facing their business’s needs, their real estate footprint, and workforce strategy today and going forward.
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.
Financial services firm Hitachi Capital (UK) has conducted a survey that suggests a sizable majority of smaller service providers will look to restructure in favour of more remote working once the Covid-19 pandemic has subsided.
A survey of engineering services firms, conducted by engineering firms’ trade association ECA over a three week period concluding on 7th May, reveals a sector expecting a significant fall in turnover for the second quarter of 2020.
Misleading or irrelevant information Is driving demand for particular technologies in the Covid-19 crisis, says the chair of BESA’s Health & Wellbeing in Buildings group.
The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is warning all buyers of cleaning and hygiene products to be aware of “unscrupulous profiteers capitalising on the unprecedented demand for these products”.
