Month: February 2016

• Flexible working is about to reach a tipping point in the UK

  Posted on February 24, 2016 by Fresh Workspace

  The idea of flexible working has been with us ever since the advent of the Internet in the early 1990s, but it has taken until now for it to become truly mainstream. A report published today by the Work Foundation claims that the UK is on the verge of a flexible working ‘tipping point’ when […]

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• Flexible working and ergonomics;  so easy a child can do it

  Posted on February 24, 2016 by Fresh Workspace

  Language may be constantly evolving but if you want to see how a word can lose its meaning quickly, there’s no better example than watching the way some companies can misappropriate it in a misguided attempt to help them sell their products. For example, the big problem with the way some people talk about the […]

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• What the commercial property market tells us about trends in office relocation and refurbishment

  Posted on February 3, 2016 by Fresh Workspace

  It’s become commonplace in recent years for certain people to foresee the death of the office based on changing work practices and the possibility that we can now work anywhere. The problem with this argument is that, in spite of its evident drawbacks, office life maintains an attraction for both employers and employees and there […]

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