Workplace Performance

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.

Nearly nine out of 10 workers want to have the option to work remotely once offices reopen, according to new findings from a technology company.

Mitie has secured a new seven-year contract with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to maintain services on the Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) programme.

The first international guide on how businesses can deal with psychological health and safety and psychosocial risks at work, has been published by the BSI the National Standards Body.

EMCOR UK has been accredited as a Living Wage Foundation Recognised Service Provider. 

Sodexo UK & Ireland has made Raj Jones its permanent head of diversity and inclusion.

The UK will return to a five-day work week within two years, according to a think tank.

A news round-up of stories in the FM sector

Sodexo UK has voluntarily published its ethnicity pay gap data for 2020, making it the first company in the hospitality and FM industry to do so.

Bidvest Noonan has signed an agreement with Twenty20 Capital to purchase UK cleaning and security services Cordant Services for an undisclosed sum.

Sodexo UK & Ireland and its four biggest strategic suppliers have devised a Modern Slavery Strategic Supplier Forum.

The number of people who have died from exposure to Covid at work is being “massively under-reported” by employers, according to a report by a trade union.