Health and Safety Executive launches work-related stress website The HSE last month launched a revamped website aimed at tackling the consequences of work-related stress. The improved portal provides employers and staff with a range of information on stress in the workplace, an exigency that can have serious implications for a businesses’ performance as well as […]
“Telling it like it is” Office workers get drunk, watch porn Over half of office workers go on the lash at work and about a third perve over porn during work hours, according to research from e-mail security firm Proofpoint who reported that 56% of office workers admitted to returning to work drunk after […]
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 […]
According to the TUC’s biennial survey of ill health in the workplace, stress is the biggest health and safety worry for office workers in the UK. Injuries and illnesses caused by the poor use of display screen equipment and repetitive strain injuries also score highly as concerns. Three-fifths of safety reps say that stress or […]
A researcher at Queensland University of Technology in Australia has conducted a large-scale literature review on open-plan offices and unearthed a panoply of undesirable consequences on health from working in such environments. Dr Vinesh Oommen found that “in 90 per cent of research, the outcome of working in an open-plan office was seen as negative, […]
“Office manga” has become the latest craze to distract Japan’s overworked and angst-ridden office workers. Comic narratives of everyday office life are proving popular in a way similar to that in which Ricky Gervais’ The Office was popular in Britain and the US. The most popular of the kind is I Am Otaryman which is […]
The British office worker is forgoing their lunch break and instead choosing to eat at their desks or “graze” throughout the day, according to a report by Eurest Services, the office catering firm. The firm runs restaurants in about 80 per cent of FTSE 100 companies, so it has a good handle on workers’ eating […]
The continuing technology revolution At least 85 per cent of UK office workers waste up to half an hour every day on blogging websites, and 81 per cent spend a similar period of time surfing social-networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, according to communication consultants Mitel. The research also indicates that a majority of […]
Office supplies industry news 17th November Not surprisingly, more gloomy than cheery. US office furniture shipments fell in September and the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association expected negative growth for office furniture for the rest of 2008 and 2009. Stationery retailer WH Smith reported 4% high street sales fall but said this was in […]
Many workers across the world are increasingly conscious of the environment when using office supplies and office products, a new poll has discovered. According to a study by Smead, 77 per cent of employees said that buying Paper office products made from trees grown and harvested in a sustainable manner was important to them. Furthermore, […]
Need some healthier lunch inspiration? Feeling the pinch on your bank account, and your time? Rising prices seem to be affecting everything, from groceries to energy. As a result, people are left looking for ways to cut back on expenses wherever possible. One expense that can quickly add up is lunch for work. To make […]
Setting up a small office, or already have one and need to make it more functional? Being a small team ourselves, we thought we’d share our list of the top 10 must-have items for your small office – some practical, some often overlooked, but all essential! Coat stand If you’ve ever walked into an office […]
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