With most schools in England and Wales reopening, people will again be encouraged to go back to their workplaces as part of a government campaign starting next week.Employers who have had staff working from home for months will be asked to reassure them that it is safe to return by...
With COVID-19 changing every aspect of our lives, the rulebook on working practices has well and truly gone out of the window. Workers across all industries and sectors have to navigate the new ‘distance economy’, with leaders tasked with matching them to new roles and activities, while effectively managing the...
Co-Founder of PRS, Richard Snarey, discusses why on-demand talent apps are not only a natural progression for today’s gig economy but can also deliver COVID-security for businesses and workers. In 2019, Uber announced it was to continue diversifying beyond ride-hailing with the launch of a new app that matched people with...
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on UK workforces; some have been more in-demand than ever, while others have had to adapt to remote working, being placed on furlough or even made redundant. While difficult employer decisions are often necessary to ensure business survival, they come at a price. Such a...
From social distancing to the rise of remote working, COVID-19 has changed the way businesses all over the world function. These changes extend further than the workplace, with employers and HR leaders reassessing the wellbeing benefits that will deliver value to employees in a post-COVID world. Before the pandemic, wellness programmes...
Over the last month, reports have been circulating about an uplift in the housing market. Here, we take a look at some of the factors that have influenced this, including the temporary stamp duty holiday and an increase in homeowners reappraising their homes and post-lockdown lifestyles. Stamp duty holidayA July Rightmove...
PRS has placed its first client-side Covid Protection Officer, to ensure the safety of the workplace, and support our client with the hygiene management of their office environment.In a move which looks to manage the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the new role has been designed specifically to support the...
Even before the global COVID-19 outbreak, demand for information storage was increasing at a rapid rate. In fact, a 2019 survey by BCS found that over 90 per cent of developers had already planned to grow data centre capacity over the next 12 months. Now, the pandemic has seen internet usage...
The primary aim of Rishi Sunak’s mini-budget this week was to try and avert the danger of mass unemployment as a result of the recession. One of the measures, which included a VAT cut and stamp duty relief, will see employers receive £1,000 for every worker they bring back from...
