With the kids off school and Easter egg hunts to organise, it’s easy for work-based tasks to go off trail during the Easter holidays. Working flexibly and remotely can give your team’s productivity levels a much-needed boost during Easter. As can having access to high-speed Wi-Fi and other quality office infrastructure.

Don’t let the fun and distraction of Eastertime have negative repercussions on your business with the following five ways to remain productive at working during the Easter break.

From spring cleaning your desk to placing fresh flowers in the office, there’s nothing quite like a dazzling office radiating the fresh vibe of spring to revitalise and motivate teams after the long, slow haul of the winter.

Now’s the time to organise your workspace and enhance employee happiness, wellbeing and motivation by implementing to following office spring cleaning tips.

The new space is designed for and focused on employee productivity and well-being; offering different work stations and open space alongside natural light and materials straight from nature. Our hope is that the space promotes success and growth for any business that makes use of it. Unlike many Serviced Office chains we are a family-run business that offers true value as well as a great environment to any company choosing to house their company here; the space you see below is free of charge to use for any of our residents and their visitors. 

Being in a queue for 40 minutes on the commute to work can mean we’re stressed out before we even arrive in the office! As can being unable to find a carparking space. Working in an office that’s void of the stresses and strains that are all but synonymous with many offices, can have a significantly positive impact on work-based productivity, ultimately improving a business’s bottom line. 

Take a look at the top workplace features that are known to reduce stress, which has a positive affect on staff morale, productivity and the overall success of an organisation.

The making or breaking of many a business deal takes place in the meeting room. Whether it’s in a conference room or board room, the gathering of co-workers or potential clients and partners is a regular part of business activity. This face-to-face communication remains an essential part of business today even in a world full of video calls and instant messaging.

That is why it is so important to set up your company’s meeting room to maximise the potential for effective communication between departments and good business deals to be sealed.

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Businesses of all sizes and industries have a responsibility to carry out environmentally-friendly practices. In order to meet environmental targets, the government is urging businesses to become greener and show Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Marking the most romantic day of the year in the office can be fun and harmless. However, go too far and you could end up blushing like a tomato every time you walk into the office for the rest of the year!  If you are thinking about celebrating Valentine’s Day at work, check out these essential Valentine’s Day in the office dos and don’ts.

Remote working is indisputably on the rise, primarily thanks to dramatic improvements in IT and telecommunications technology.

In 2016, the TUC found that remote working had increased by 20% (an increase of 241,000 workers) compared to the previous 10 years. This year, a new report has suggested that a significant 89% of employees see remote working as the number one motivator to boost productivity. This is a figure that many businesses will be keeping a close eye on with a view to implementing more flexible and remote working in the immediate future.