Baker Stuart’s insight: Another interesting discussion around working hours and productivity, with similar findings to our White Paper ‘A Four Day Working Week‘. More evidence against the long-hours culture so many organisations are faced with! DO YOU work too much? Last year we wrote a jolly piece that found an interesting correlation between working hours […]
Rising sick bill ‘costs UK business £29bn a year’
Baker Stuart’s insight: CIPD present some interesting facts and statistics on absenteeism based around a study which has found Britain to be at the top of the global scale for absenteeism. Absence levels in Britain top global scale, finds study The annual cost of sickness absence has climbed to almost £29 billion for UK organisations, […]
Study confirms that commuting by car has serious health consequences
Baker Stuart’s insight: Those who commute to work by cycling or even public transport have significantly lower BMI’s than people who commute to work via car. A very interesting read from Workplace Insight. Adults who commute to work via cycling or walking have markedly lower body fat percentage and body mass index (BMI) measures in […]
Inactivity, not calorie consumption, behind rising obesity in the UK
BakerStuart’s insight: It is the decline in physical activity that is to blame for the rise in obesity, not our changing diets. How much has the lack of mobility in the workplace contributed to the rise in sedentary behaviour? The rise in obesity amongst the UK population has been primarily caused by a decline in […]
The Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program
BakerStuart’s insight: The Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program (PHWP) is a public education initiative from the American Psychological Association designed to educate employers about the link between employee well-being and organizational performance. The Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program (PHWP) is a public education initiative from the American Psychological Association designed to educate the employer community about the […]
Review highlights health benefits of flexible working arrangements:
BakerStuart’s insight: Adopting a more flexible approach to employees working hours and moving to a more output focussed management methodology can have significant impacts on employee health. This review of 10 different studies involving a total of 16,603 people which found that a more flexible approach had positive impacts on a number of health outcomes […]
Does free food make for a happier office?
We often have clients ask us about food and drink polices. We have seen that free catering and even installing a free bar definitely boosts morale, improves staff interaction and aids staff retention. This BBC News article explores the issues. Vending machine at Facebook Free meals, coffee, tea, and even alcohol are being offered by […]
Workplace Design Implications of Emergent Worker Attitudes
BakerStuart’s insight: This article on www.workdesign.com looks at changing worker attitudes and the implications to office design. Although I agree with the thoughts on the changing attitudes and the implications, the recommended “group” cellular solutions seem quite counter intuitive to the more open access style suggested. Dr. Charlie Grantham shares the latest in professorial deep […]
How workplace technology can transform the small business
BakerStuart’s insight: A virtual office keeps overheads to a minimum enabling any small business to be competitive. This article highlights the technologies on globally distributed start up uses but can it be scaled to larger enterprises? After eight failed startups, 27-year-old Nic Blair turned things around with two successful businesses — Search Factory and Brus […]
Remotely Agile: The Buddy System
BakerStuart’s insight: When we are implementing agile working and advising Client to adopt more remote working we usually focus on the implementation of effective technologies like Lync and training tools like e-work.com. This article suggest a very different and much more human approach – implementing a buddy system. Over the last 10 years, while learning […]
