Royal Mail deliveries will be “free of disruption” over the Christmas period as the two sides in the postal dispute call a truce, at least until New Year. Strikes have been called off to allow for fresh talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union. The decision had been made to provide "a period […]
The average office worker wastes 52 minutes a day in “pointless” meetings where they don’t speak, aren’t listened to or are just making up the numbers, according to research by You Brand, a communication coaching programme. “Many people feel isolated and cut out of meetings, with the biggest complaint being shouted down by louder members […]
Is your office desk neighbour eating crisps too loudly, or repeatedly suspending stationery items in jelly? According to new research commissioned by Office Angels, two our of five office workers sits next to someone who gets on their nerves. Of those, 38 percent had complained to their boss or confronted the culprit directly. The most […]
"Whether it’s white-with-1-sugar, or black-like-the-night, OfficeCuppa is there to help." A new site called OfficeCuppa has been launched which allows users to create, manage and share ‘brew lists’ of colleagues’ tea / coffee break preferences. That’s about it at the moment, but watch this space… * * * Check out our office kitchen section […]
The BBC will not be funding staff Christmas parties this year “in light of the economic climate.” Having halved the party budget from £50 a head to £25 a head last year, there won’t be a budget this year and the corporation – with its fixed licence fee income of £3.4bn a year – has […]
The minor moral panic about the effect of social networking sites on work performance continues as a new survey of office workers suggests that time spent on sites such as Twitter and Facebook costs UK businesses £1.38 billion a year in lost productivity. According to the poll of 1,460 office workers commissioned by IT services […]
Is the standard of English in your office declining / weakening / waning / flagging? Do your reports need improving / sprucing up / smartening up / beautifying? The recently published Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary might help. This two-tome reference book, published by Oxford University Press, is the result of over 40 […]
Among the pet names given to women at the workplace, ‘babe’ is the most unacceptable, according to a survey of over 2,500 female office workers conducted by onepoll.com, an online market research company. ‘Love’, ‘hun’ and ‘mate’ also scored highly. The poll also revealed that 93 per cent of women have been called a pet […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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