Dressing to impress in a workplace

27th April, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

The days where members of staff were expected to step into an office space on a daily basis dressed up to the nines are quickly fading. So says a new study commissioned by well-known clothes retailer TK Maxx and Cancer Research UK, which has found that a smart dress code has been thrown out by » Read More

Office workers damaging health by sitting too long at work

18th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Businesses looking to rent office space in Letchworth have been encouraged to ensure employees take a break from their desks, as sitting for six hours a day can cause health risks. According to study conducted by Loughborough University, the average five hours and 41 minutes office workers spend at their desks can have adverse effects » Read More

UK employees spending nine hours per day at work

10th January, 2012 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Office workers are spending more than nine hours at their desks each day, and only take short lunch breaks. British workers based in serviced offices are spending more than nine hours a day at work and are failing to take a full lunch break, new research has discovered. The study found that staff get to » Read More

Office staff prefer pay to colleagues

18th October, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Four in ten office workers would rather see a colleague be made redundant than take a cut in their own wages. A new survey has discovered that 38 per cent would not take a pay cut to save someone else’s job in the organisation, which is put at risk through cost cutting. When asked what » Read More

Number of workers affected by back pain continues to soar

10th October, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

The number of office workers affected by back pain in the UK is continuing to soar, a national charity has claimed. Sean McDougall, chief executive of BackCare, said back pain is now happening at a younger age than ever before, which means the percentage of the workforce suffering from the problem is about to increase. » Read More

Irritating colleagues top office bugbears

21st September, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Office workers taking part in a Samsung survey have revealed that irritating colleagues top the list of their bugbears. While the research from Samsung found that slow IT systems and printing jams annoy office workers, the majority of people get frustrated with their colleagues. The survey of 1,500 office workers, found that unnecessary email traffic » Read More

Female office workers urged to wear a skirt.

20th September, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Published by Hannah on 20 September 2011 Female workers who wear skirts in the office make better first impressions and are more likely to find success in the workplace, it has been claimed. A study conducted at the University of Hertfordshire discovered that women in skirts are perceived to have more confidence and are expected » Read More

Action needed to combat office grime.

12th September, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments

Union leaders have urged businesses looking for office space to rent take urgent action to combat unhealthy conditions in the workplace. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has revealed that under the current standards for the assessment of dust exposure in UK, workplaces are "totally inadequate" for a hazard thought to be responsible for thousands of » Read More