Tech giant Meta has paid a staggering £149 million to terminate its lease on a prominent London development located near Regent’s Park.

The white paper titled ‘Zoomed In, Zoned Out’ has been released by Craft Docs, the company building the future of documents, and reports on hybrid and remote workers’ attitudes towards business meetings and other daily workplace processes in 2023.  When respondents were asked if they often feel anxious or worried about attending day-to-day work meetings, 39 per cent said they strongly agreed whilst another 42 per cent said they somewhat …

40 per cent of women in the technology sector agree that their decision to stay in their current role depends on the care responsibilities they have, according to the Tech Talent Charter. The research shows that almost 12 per cent of women have left their role in technology so they can invest more time in their caring commitments, while a lack of work-life balance was also shown to be the …

Recent studies show around 40% of Brits work from home, spending an average of 1.5 days at their home office desks.  And, evidence shows it’s here to stay. The ability to work from home exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, and since then, 84% of workers have said they plan to carry out a mix of working at home and in their place of work.  However, whilst the office environment is …

In January, Shopify deleted 12,000 recurring meetings from its staff’s calendars. The e-commerce firm also reinstated a no-meeting Wednesday policy. The idea wasn’t to prevent meetings from happening, but for staff to be intentional about them. In addition, it sent a clear message that it was OK to protect one’s time. When I ask managers what their biggest operational frustration in their job is, they typically say: “We have too …

One of the workers alleged the app’s parent company, ByteDance, retaliated against her after she complained of unfair treatment and derogatory name-calling by a supervisor.