From January 2026, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) formally separated from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Created under the Building Safety Act 2022 in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the BSR is designed to raise safety standards across ...
Read More »The road forward
The 2026 Workplace Futures Conference moved on from last year’s AI theme to take a broader look at a roadmap for the future and how to navigate the next few years. Sara Bean reports Workplace Futures acts as a barometer ...
Read More »Government office closures save over £17m
In the past six months, the government has saved over £17 million in rental payments by closing three expensive central London offices and relocating staff to existing spaces. 10 Victoria Street has now officially closed its doors, marking the third ...
Read More »Explore the latest workplace innovations and best practices at Flex/26 London
Leading workplace management provider, Eptura, is hosting Flex/26 London, an exclusive one-day event that aims to help organisations create more efficient workplaces. Taking place on Wednesday, March 4 at the Biltmore Mayfair, senior leaders shaping workplace, real estate, facilities, and ...
Read More »Is the UK ready for a deep freeze? Snow & ice set to cause havoc
With new snow and ice warnings issued, as well as yellow weather warnings covering the majority of the country, it looks set to be a cold, miserable few days for the UK. Flood warnings are also still in place across ...
Read More »New report reveals significant global shift in employees’ use of office spaces
A new report published by HubStar, an industry leader in dynamic workplace solutions, provides a comprehensive view of how employees are now using office spaces across more than 300 million square feet of buildings in 13 major countries. The report ‘Hybrid ...
Read More »UK businesses lose 330m+ hours a year due to poor office conditions
As UK return-to-office mandates rise, new research reveals the impact of office environments on employee productivity with 71 per cent of UK workers losing time to office distractions – adding up to 330m+ hours a year or 170,000 years of ...
Read More »JLL research shows lower workplace satisfaction for frontline workers compared to office-based employees
As hybrid work policies continue to evolve for office-based employees, research from JLL has found a significant portion of the workforce faces entirely different workplace challenges. JLL’s Workforce Preferences Barometer research on The Forgotten Workforce reveals that frontline workers, including ...
Read More »Beating the blues: free occupational health and wellbeing training for SMEs
International Workplace is equipping small businesses with the tools to champion mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. ‘Blue Monday’ – the third Monday in January each year – is often cited as the most challenging day of the year ...
Read More »The World of Work in 2026: top 20 trends for the year ahead
WORKTECH Academy, a leading online knowledge platform and membership network exploring the future of work and the workplace, has published a new trends report identifying the forces reshaping work, workplace and workforce strategy in the year ahead. Drawing on insights ...
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