workplace

The top germ hotspot in Britain’s offices is the mouse

Office germ hotspots revealed

New research by leading international brand of professional cleaning materials Chicopee has revealed the germ hotspots in Britain’s offices.

COVID-19 and the long term effects of the pandemic has meant that businesses are all becoming more conscious of keeping communal areas safe for workers returning to the office. With many office workers returning to the workplace, at least on a...

96% of UK women say their employers do not offer any sort of menstrual leave

84% of women want to see PMS leave policies implemented by law

Research by Yoppie , the pioneers of personalised period care, is calling on UK businesses to create their own workplace period leave policies, after their research found that 96% of UK women say their employers do not offer any sort of menstrual leave within the workplace, even for the most severe of PMS symptoms.

Despite being one of the most wealthy nations in the world, and one...

AI technology will make soft skills such as emotional intelligence and creativity in the workplace

Robots could become future business leaders

Recruitment experts have long predicted that AI technology will make “uniquely human” soft skills such as emotional intelligence and creativity more highly prized in the workplace.

But Dr Jamie Gloor, Senior Lecturer in Management at the University of Exeter Business School, argues that robots may have some of these soft skills, too – thought to be vital for successful leadership as...

Why it’s actually acceptable to wear trainers to work

Nervous about wearing sneakers in the office? Prudence Wade doesn’t think you should be.

Long gone are the days when trainers were only for the gym. Now sneakers are everywhere, and the fashion crowd have swapped their stilettos for Nikes.

Trainers might have the high fashion seal of approval, but many people are still nervous about wearing comfy kicks to the office....

Why it’s actually acceptable to wear trainers to work

Nervous about wearing sneakers in the office? Prudence Wade doesn’t think you should be.

Long gone are the days when trainers were only for the gym. Now sneakers are everywhere, and the fashion crowd have swapped their stilettos for Nikes.

Trainers might have the high fashion seal of approval, but many people are still nervous about wearing comfy kicks to the office....