Workplace User Experience

Data suggests boost in office use during second lockdown

The amount of days worked remotely is expected to double post-crisis, going from 1.2 days pre-pandemic to 2.4 days a week post-pandemic, according to research published this week by real estate advisor JLL.

Industry experts have welcomed RIBA’s call to make post occupancy evaluations (POEs) on public buildings mandatory, but are stressing the risks involved of an industry-wide approach.

Leesman calls for more measured approach to future remote and office working

We’re used to working from home by now, but what do we need to consider before winter arrives? asks Rachel Houghton.

A passenger transport group has called on the government and train operators to offer passengers part-time season tickets among other deals for employees returning to the workplace.

There is good open-plan design and there is bad open-plan design.

Prioritise staff wellbeing and satisfaction and reap the business benefits, says Lesley Heath.

Workplaces are killing us but change is possible, says Lizzie Benton.

Engagement rather than productivity is the key metric of organisational success, argues Dan Wakelin.

The pandemic has afforded us an opportunity to make a radical step change in our very relationship with work.

The world has changed beyond belief in the past few months, impacting all aspects of our work and our lives.