A shadow pandemic akin to post-war syndrome is likely to beset the world’s population for many years after the immediate health concerns of Covid-19 have passed.
Based on a survey of 1,000 office workers in the UK, 45 per cent have already returned to the office and 31 per cent have been told they can return within the next four months.
Bartlett Mitchell has become the first independent caterer to commit to Sedex ethical trading – joining thousands of businesses that have pledged to share data to help improve working conditions in global supply chains.
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is canvassing views of property and construction professionals to delineate social value for the built environment sector.
Organisations should provide empathetic training and educational tools to battle discrimination and support diversity, a IWFM webinar audience heard this week.
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.
Official data for work-related fatal accidents reveals that 111 workers were fatally injured at work between April 2019 and March 2020 (a rate of 0.34 deaths per 100,000 workers) – the lowest toll on record.
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.
