Cloud technology has dramatically changed the way we all work. Because of this, it’s now easier than ever to run a small business from home, even for businesses with several employees. Remote workers now make up approximately 13% of the UK workforce, but this isn’t necessarily the most effective way to manage your team.
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The tech industry is the fastest growing sector in the UK. It has been reported that the industry is growing faster than the UK economy, and the number of tech jobs has grown at more than twice the rate of jobs in other sectors.
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Understanding the importance of a good work-life balance is essential for both employers and employees. Proven benefits include increased productivity, reduced work absences and a happier, less-stressed workforce. Who wouldn’t want to experience these benefits?
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If you do even the quickest search for ideal desk set ups on Pinterest, you will be greeted by thousands upon thousands of inspirational ‘deskscapes.’ From minimalist mac set ups to multi-screen tech heavy set ups, there are a whole chorus of arguments all claiming to have the right answer.
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Times are changing. Health is becoming substantially more of a consideration in the modern workplace. With sitting down for too long being linked with heart disease, office chairs being linked with back pain and staring at a computer for too long being linked with poor eyesight, employers are now more aware of employee health and safety. Health experts recommend that getting up from your seat and screen once every half an hour, for two minutes, can help prevent many of these negative health effects.
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What is your office doing to help the environment?
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Studies show that workers lose, on average, 21.5 minutes a day due to conversational distractions. A noisy office has also been proven to increase stress levels and dramatically decrease employee productivity – workers can be up to 66% less productive when exposed to just one nearby conversation.
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Over the last decade or so, the office has seen some massive advances. With the increase in cloud services, wireless computing, remote working, and so on, it seems that things are only going to keep on changing – although maybe not as much as some people predict (not just yet anyway).
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