The results from the first-ever practical study into UK indoor office environments has revealed that worker performance declines when CO2 levels are high and temperatures are too warm or cold. As the government and business community continues to examine new ways of boosting the UK’s productivity levels, it’s hoped that a greater understanding of the detrimental impact of CO2, as well as fluctuating temperatures, on employee outputs will lead to concerted action to improve air quality in offices. Backed by EMCOR UK, a facilities management... Continue reading

The International Workplace team was delighted to attend the Learning Technologies Awards 2018 last night, to celebrate being shortlisted in the category of ‘Best international learning platform implementation’. At a glamorous awards ceremony at Westminster Plaza hotel in London, we joined over 800 peers from the eLearning industry for an evening of celebration. It capped off a really great week for us, having also just celebrated our 23rd birthday. With over 400 entrants, reaching the finals was a great achievement. We were recognised fo... Continue reading

Sentencing guidelines for manslaughter came into force in courts on 1 November 2018. This is the first time that comprehensive guidelines have been drawn up for these very serious and difficult cases, which could range from an unintended death resulting from an assault, to a workplace fatality caused by a negligent employer.  The serious nature of manslaughter, combined with the great variation in cases, and the fact that cases do not come before individual judges very frequently, means the introduction of guidelines will be particularly use... Continue reading

Quality of leadership is reported to be the single most important factor to impact the level of productivity in an organisation, according to a new international research study. The report, 'The Puzzle of Productivity: What enhances workplace performance'? was compiled by the Fourfront Group, The United Workplace (TUW) and WORKTECH Academy. It found that more than half of respondents surveyed (53%) named leadership as the most important factor in raising organisational performance. Less than a fifth of respondents named environment, technolog... Continue reading

100% Hackitt, an industry initiative to encourage the government to deliver all of the recommendations contained within Dame Judith Hackitt's report, has been launched in Westminster by Local Authority Building Control (LABC) and the British Board of Agrément (BBA).   Following the Grenfell tragedy, the government asked Dame Judith Hackitt to independently review building regulations and fire safety processes. She showed a whole system change was needed and made 53 recommendations with a warning that cherry-picking would compromise an integ... Continue reading