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5 tips to successfully work from home

By Paperstone on March 12, 2020 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
5 tips to successfully work from home

With COVID-19 dominating the news headlines, we’re all looking for sensible ways to minimise the spread of the virus. Here at Paperstone we’ve increased our cleaning regime, stopped face-to-face external meetings and we’re working remotely when we can. We’re not the only ones; more and more businesses are encouraging people to work from home, where […]

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The Work from Home Games

By Paperstone on August 5, 2012 in Office Workers with 0 Comments
The Work from Home Games

Fears of Olympic travel chaos have scared would-be commuters into working from home and turned London into a “ghost town,” reports The Daily Mail. And the subsequent lack of people in the capital is hitting businesses hard. An estimated 1.5 million people are working at home during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Civil Servants and […]

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Top tips for working at home with your family in tow

By Paperstone on April 6, 2020 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
Top tips for working at home with your family in tow

It’s Monday and we’re starting another week of working remotely with children in tow. The parents among us in the Paperstone team have learned a lot these last couple of weeks. We’ve gathered a few tips on how to work from home when juggling children. We hope you find them useful. Create space Find a […]

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Working from home – setting up your home office space

By Paperstone on July 30, 2018 in Office Environment, Office Life, Office Workers with 0 Comments
Working from home – setting up your home office space

Do you have plans to avoid the daily commute and work from home instead? There are many benefits from making such an arrangement, whether you are an employee or a freelance. While home working doesn’t suit everyone, it’s becoming increasingly popular and much more acceptable to many employers. Years ago, working from home was seen […]

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Beat the rat race with home working

By Paperstone on September 11, 2017 in Office Environment, Office Life, Office Workers, Start-ups with 0 Comments
Beat the rat race with home working

Working from home sounds like an ideal solution to the rat race – you can combine a few hours of well-paid work every day with a semi-Bohemian lifestyle, reading classical literature and sipping Americano in your secret hideaway café. It’s true that home-working has many advantages- not least that you can slip outside for a […]

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I’m “Working From Home”

By Paperstone on March 1, 2011 in Office Workers with 0 Comments
I’m “Working From Home”

Home working has impacted positively on average commute times and added flexibility to many employees’ lives. However, it seems that “working from home” can also be a synonym for slouching about or otherwise engaging in non-work related activity. Nectar Business research suggests that many of those who work from home do so in their pyjamas […]

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Resistance to Home Working

By Paperstone on February 5, 2010 in Office Workers with 0 Comments

According to a poll of 1,036 people by Lumison, a business ISP, two-thirds of UK companies do no have a remote working policy in place, despite a majority of office workers believing they would be more productive and work longer hours working from home. The poll also revealed structural and cultural barriers to home working. […]

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Leeds Software Company Launches Home-Working Solution

By Paperstone on May 8, 2009 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

Leeds-based software services company Coldbeancreations Ltd is providing businesses with a cost-cutting, environmentally friendly software package which saves workers having to come into the office. The electronic monitoring system called TechNature allows SMEs to apportion jobs to home workers while managing their work with auditing software. Having workers move into home offices means that companies […]

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FEATURE – Home working and setting up a home office

By Paperstone on February 27, 2009 in Office Furniture, Office Supplies, Office Workers with 0 Comments

The recent wintry spell drew media attention not just as a meteorological anomaly. Because many employees could not make it into the office for a few days, or companies simply shut up shop, lost hours of work were lamented in some business quarters. According to The Guardian, the Arctic intrusion may have cost British businesses […]

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Homeworkers ‘recycle office supplies’

By Paperstone on September 19, 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Those who work at home maintain a high standard when it comes to eco-friendly behaviour, according to new research. A survey by office equipment manufacturer Lexmark reveals that 80 per cent of homeworkers recycle office supplies such as Paper. Additionally, 73 per cent of respondents say they recycle printer cartridges, while 77 per cent use […]

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