Poll shows more than 1/2 employers guilty of ‘wellbeing washing’
'Worker wellbeing' is trending as employers realise the value of their workforce, but 'wellbeing washing' shames those who feign concern...
The future of work: what does it mean for employees? (WEF)
- The way we work has been transformed in recent years, with the surge in remote work, freelance and contract arrangements, agile...
agiLab's Sixth Event!
Our sixth agiLab session will be held on 18 April. Topics include digital poverty and agile working and creating cultures of belonging in...
Digit Debates - 29 March
The digital futures at work research centre has the next in its series of Digit Debates on 29 March (1-2pm). Counter-hegemonic...
Digit Debates - 15 March
The digital futures at work research centre has the next in its series of Digit Debates on 15 March (12-1:30pm) The political...
Digit Debates - 8 March
The digital futures at work research centre has the next in its series of Digit Debates on 8 March (4-5pm). Women in Tech: Professor...
4-Day Working Week Pilot - Results!
The full findings of the world’s largest four-day working week trial to date, comprising 61 companies and around 2,900 workers, that took...
News: Remote4all Animation
This animation describes findings from a research project exploring the experiences of remote e-working for Disabled and Neurodivergent...
News: Rural Coworking Toolkit
Coworking has been growing in recent years, particularly in urban areas, where mobile professionals work flexibly in shared workspaces...
News: Disability, neurodivergence and remote working: what employers need to know.
Remote working can polarise opinion. For some it is an opportunity for uninterrupted concentration and productivity; for others it can be...
News: Research conducted by MIT Technology Review.
"Customer experience and the future of work” is an MIT Technology Review Insights report sponsored by Genesys. To produce the report, MIT...
News: BBC article on why employers may be resisting flexible working.
More and more employees want autonomy at work – and it’s become a major factor in whether they quit. Why are some companies digging in...
News: Podcast on the future of home working by McKinsey.
When people began working from home, many executives feared that productivity would be lost. Instead, the reverse has proved true: for...
News: Feeling At Home at Work?Inequalities, Inclusiveness, and Changing Work Environments
In this blog, Senior Lecturer Francesca Sobande asks the question: Who “feels at home” at work, and why? You can read it here
News: How to Care Less About Your Email
Inbox taking over your life? Take a page from the email slackers and naysayers and try declaring email bankruptcy, setting filters—and...
News: What Leaders Need to Know Before Trying a 4-Day Work Week
While there is no easy way to address concerns about how (and how much) we work, research tells us that no matter what we do, taking a...
Event: Aprils agiLab Session
Our next agiLab session will be held on April 28th. Presentation themes will include work intensification and the hidden challenges of...
News: Could out-of-hours communication bans do more harm than good?
Portugal has recently restricted employers ability to contact staff out-of-hours, but what are the downsides, if any? Click here to find...
News: The development dip: Has remote working stopped us learning?
Working from home has made our lives easier but the art of absorbing knowledge and expertise from others much harder. Article from the...
News: Is the ‘right to disconnect’ a red herring?
In recent weeks the ‘right to disconnect’ has been re-emerging as a potential policy of interest. As many of us are still working from...