The government response to the Women and Equalities Committee report on menopause and the workplace is a “missed opportunity to protect vast numbers of talented and experienced women from leaving the workforce”, says the body's chair.
A study released today (16 January) to mark Blue Monday – dubbed the most depressing day of the year – reveals that city dwellers feel that a lack of greenery also gives them the blues.
Reduced working hours and more flexible working time arrangements, such as those used during the Covid-19 crisis, can benefit economies, enterprises and workers, and lay the ground for a better and more healthy work-life balance but also have downsides, says a report by a United Nations agency.
Support from the UK’s Chief Medical Officer for more investment in indoor air quality (IAQ) could unleash a wave of ventilation improvements in buildings, according to a trade association.
Happiness is one of the key factors in creating an environment to enable employees to be productive, workplace experts told guests at Sodexo’s Corporate Services team event in London last week (7 December).
A study in Finland has concluded that indoor green walls – walls that have plants or other greenery attached to them – can improve the skin quality and the immune systems of office workers.
