The government is to propose that employees can have the right to request flexible working from the moment they start a job in a consultation that is widely presumed to be published this week, according to news reports.
ISS Group has signed the CEO statement for the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), reflecting its vow to people and society – and aims towards at least a 40 per cent gender balance at group leadership level by 2025.
Trust between workers, customers and managers is high, but trust in colleagues and in the security of FM is lower than in 2019, according to a 2021 trust index within the FM profession.
Research by Acas has found that over a third (36 per cent) of British employers have seen their mental health support improve since the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that most employees expect to continue mostly working from home and sometimes from their usual place of work as the workforce returns to the office.
Research from the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) warns that half (50 per cent) of UK workers are being pressured to return to unfit office spaces by their bosses.
More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of facilities management professionals said they felt confident knowing where smart tech could save money, time, and improve service delivery quality, according to research by property services specialist DMA Group.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has released new figures showing that over two thirds (66 per cent) of businesses surveyed were offering remote working to employees.
