Big Four PwC ramps up office attendance monitoring August 13, 2025 PwC has increased its monitoring of employees’ office attendance by tracking key card usage and WiFi connections to ensure staff comply with requirements
Office Dating Rules: What to Do (and Not Do) After that Coldplay Kiss Cam July 24, 2025 Office dating? Here’s how to handle romance at work – from HR rules to red flags – without risking your job or dignity.
The Debate: Should we turn empty City office blocks into nightlife venues? July 16, 2025 A new report has imagined a future where ravers head to the disused office blocks of the City on the weekends. Is it madness or genius?
The Debate: Should there be a legal maximum temperature for offices? July 2, 2025 As London summers heat up, is it time the UK mandates a maximum working temperature for the office? Two writers go head to head.
The Debate: Is it okay to wear shorts to the office? June 25, 2025 In the midst of a heatwave, it's time to ask the big question: is it permissible to wear shorts to the office? Our writers battle it out.
HSBC: FTSE 100 giant mulls return to office mandate June 18, 2025 Banking juggernaut HSBC is exploring a global mandate that would force employees back into the office for at least three days a week. The lender’s considerations come straight from the top, with chief executive Georges Elhedery meeting with executives across the business to discuss a group-wide return. Discussions are still said to be going, as [...]
Knights Templar-inspired office building gets green light June 17, 2025 Plans to build a mixed-use office scheme in Holborn on the site of the former Knights Templar Church have been approved by Canada Corporation. The new building will replace the existing Holborn Gate, Heron House and 44 Southampton Buildings on Chancery Lane. It will include a 300-person capacity immersive auditorium as well [...]
Canva boss warns Gen Z about future of the workplace at SXSW London June 4, 2025 A senior leader at Canva, the world’s most-used design platform, has used an appearance at the SXSW London event to warn Gen Z about Gen Alpha and the future of the workplace. Canva’s Head of Europe Duncan Clark suggested that current Millennial and Gen Z workers should already be thinking about how to work effectively [...]
Lazard relocates UK headquarters after 20 years June 2, 2025 Financial services firm Lazard has opened a new UK headquarters in Marylebone as it looks to extend its presence in London. The new, larger site at 20 Manchester Square will become one of its three major global offices alongside New York and Paris. CEO Jeremy Taylor said the site was “more than just a new [...]
Avison Young loses over £100m for a second year as more jobs cut May 29, 2025 More than £100m has been lost for a second consecutive year by the UK and European arm of global commercial real estate services firm Avison Young as it continued to cut jobs, it has been revealed. The Birmingham-headquartered division has reported a pre-tax loss of £101.8m for 2024, having posted the same total for 2023. [...]