Workplace Culture

When it comes to creating a safe workplace, employers have a duty of care.

By Paul Hamer, CEO of Sir Robert McAlpine. Over the last two years, almost all businesses have had to adjust their working patterns with many instigating necessary working from home or different team patterns.

More than half (54%) of workers aged 18-34 said they’d likely quit if their company stopped offering remote or hybrid working, with 58% feeling more productive now than pre-pandemic.

According to new research, half (49%) of UK HR managers agree that greater flexible working could work for their business as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, building on the one in five (21%) who say that their business already enabled significant flexible working before the pandemic.  

It may seem like an age ago now, when millions of us were forced to trade our commutes and conversations around the office water cooler, for both the joys and challenges of home working.

Over the past few weeks, COP26 has brought businesses, policy makers, governments, and advocates together to address these issues. It has reinforced a sense of urgency and highlighted the critical importance of businesses making sustainability a priority.

New research shows that 82% of UK employees want their workplace to hold more regular team building events, in order to boost work satisfaction, a new survey shows.

A new report suggests that businesses are failing to understand the digital requirements of employees as hybrid working looks set to become the new normal.

Despite nearly half (48%) of UK workers taking action to improve the blend of job and home during the COVID crisis, 1 in 2 (52%) admit that work regularly eats into their personal life.

A culture of overwork is emerging, with long hours and constant exhaustion seen as a symbol of success. Research shows employees are putting in an average 9 hours of unpaid overtime per week.