7th February, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Businesses renting office space in Manchester could use the cash they save to offer staff pay increases in order to boost their motivation. A new study conducted by Hyphen revealed that 75 per cent of the 1,000 questioned would work harder if they were offered more money. However, firms unwilling to offer workers more money »
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1st February, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Businesses looking to rent office space in Manchester and improve their green credentials in the process have been encouraged to implement video conferencing into their working practices. Darren Clare, head of information technology at Zycko, said: “Video conferencing solutions for desktop, mobile and boardroom-style systems … can encourage mobile and homeworking.” In terms of cutting »
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27th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Businesses looking to rent office space in Manchester may be powerless to prevent staff from bringing their own devices into the workplace. The rapid growth of laptops, smartphones and tablet computers and the falling price of new technology has led to many employees taking their personal devices to work, according to Blue Coat Systems. As »
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20th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
More than 100 major UK firms have joined a government initiative that proposes asking job seekers not to put their name or school details on application forms and CVs, firms looking to rent office space in Manchester may be interested to hear. It is hoped the scheme, outlined by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, will »
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11th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Businesses looking to rent office space in Manchester have been encouraged to implement measures to improve the work/life balance their employees have. A poll of 500 employers conducted by Group Risk Development (GriD) found that a fifth are preparing to improve their workforce’s balance between work and home life. More than a third of those »
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5th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Businesses looking to rent office space in Manchester have been encouraged to offer employees more benefits to help reduce the cost of commuting on the train. The average season ticket in the Manchester area has increased to around £2,115, which equates to 14 per cent of the average yearly salary in the city. Operators across »
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29th December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Businesses looking to rent office space in Manchester may be interested to hear that 70 per cent of British workers spend more than 40 hours in the office every week. Those working in the legal and risk sectors are the worst culprits for staying late as a third admitted to spending around two hours a »
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20th December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Managers looking to rent office space in Manchester have been urged to address staff in plain English rather than using meaningless clichés. A survey of 2,000 UK workers discovered that three-quarters of staff are irritated by their bosses using management speak. The most annoying cliché was ‘think outside the box’, with ‘blue sky thinking’ in »
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15th December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Businesses renting office space in Oldham may be in for a tough Christmas period after it was revealed that as many as seven in ten employees will turn up to work hungover over the period. It is thought the loss of productivity due to Yuletide festivities will cost UK firms as much as £888 million »
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12th December, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
While bosses with office space in Manchester may be looking to make cost-cutting measures where possible, getting rid of the Christmas party should not be one of them. This is the advice of the Forum of Private Business, who warned that getting rid of this occasion can have serious consequences for workplaces. For example, staff »
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