Guest Blog: The Question Is: Y Work?
Richard Stephens. Co-founder, StaffShare / Owner, DirectionGroup
Clearly the Y generation want to work in different ways; BUT how does that impact on today's workplace and employers wanting to utilise the skills of this bright and technologically astute new generation?
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Guest Blog: Technology Is Changing The World We Work In - Embrace The Change
Simon Curry. CEO, Powwownow
The revolution of technology within business has made it possible for the way we work to completely change. The adaptation of things such as the smartphone, tablets and high speed broadband and Wi-Fi now allows you to be on the go 24/7 and choose your working patterns. You don’t have to be bound by the 9am-5pm drudgery of office working and commuting. Instead, this technology allows you to stay in touch with colleagues, suppliers and customers all around the world, whenever and wherever you are.
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'Experience day' website Wish.co.uk uses Powwownow conferencing facilities to enable flexible and remote working for its staff, suppliers and agencies across 4 countries. [pdf]
Recognising the need for change and a refresh of the workplace, Penguin Books sought to design and implement a strategy to reduce space and occupancy costs. [pdf]
As part of plans to expand their main site in west London, BSkyB were required to produce a travel plan that encouraged significant changes for the people based there. [pdf]
GlaxoSmithKline have realised significant business benefits from the implementation and continued development of the travel plan it introduced when it moved into its new HQ.
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As the UK's largest employment site, with over 315 organisations and 72,000 staff based there, Heathrow Airport faces unique challenges.
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In a bid to encourage staff to consider using public transport or cycling to work rather than using their car, CAFOD signed up for Transport for London’s (TfL’s) free workplace travel planning service, A New Way to Work.
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