Ministers demand ‘urgent sweep’ of offices after Hancock CCTV leak

Ministers demand an ‘urgent sweep of all high-level government offices’ to see if they’re being filmed as MI5 ‘will discuss the leak of Matt Hancock CCTV footage with the Cabinet Office’ Cabinet ministers have demanded an urgent sweep of their offices for cameras Robert Buckland said ministers must have ‘safe space’ to read sensitive material  … Read more

Chinese staff at Canon can only enter offices if they are SMILING after AI cameras were installed

Staff at Canon’s Beijing offices can only enter if they are SMILING after AI cameras were installed to ensure workers were ‘positive’ Employees must also smile if they want to book conference rooms for meetings The ‘smile recognition’ technology was installed by Canon Information Technology, the Chinese subsidiary of Canon, in their Beijing office The … Read more

Number of workers returning to offices 15% higher in May than April

Number of workers returning to offices 15% higher in May than in April, new data shows By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 5 June 2021 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 5 June 2021 The number of workers returning to offices was 15 per cent higher in May than in April, new data … Read more

Scarborough votes to fly the Union Flag on top of council offices every day

Scarborough votes to fly the Union Flag on top of council offices every day of the year Union Flag will fly over Scarborough council-owned building every single day Cllr Neil Heritage brought forward the motion to a council meeting on Friday The flag will fly over Scarborough Spa and Whitby Pavilion among other places It will fly … Read more

Andrew Marr was paid £5,000 for Zoom call with wealth fund from BBC offices, documents show 

Andrew Marr was paid at least £5,000 for a Zoom call with a wealth fund, newly published documents have revealed. The political interviewer received the sum for hosting an event, from the BBC offices, for investment management firm Brewin Dolphin in March.  Justin Webb and Emily Maitlis are also among the BBC presenters who took … Read more

Andrew Marr was paid £5,000 for Zoom call with wealth fund from BBC offices, documents show 

Andrew Marr was paid at least £5,000 for a Zoom call with a wealth fund, newly published documents have revealed. The political interviewer received the sum for hosting an event, from the BBC offices, for investment management firm Brewin Dolphin in March.  Justin Webb and Emily Maitlis are also among the BBC presenters who took … Read more

Indoor and outdoor home offices set to increase as workers adapt to new normal

Britons are readying themselves for the ‘new norm’ of home working, with more sheds, garages and summerhouses likely to be transformed into offices in the near future. A growing number of people are planning to set up designated rooms or workspaces within or outside their homes, according to research by Aviva. Close to half of … Read more

MPs eye plan to allow bosses to use Covid passports to help reopen offices after Covid pandemic

Will staff get vaccine passports for offices? MPs eye plan to allow bosses to use documents to help reopen offices after Covid pandemic Ministers considering allowing workplace vaccine passports when reopening  Employers would be able to compel staff to prove they had been vaccinated Experts say it could help to end more than a year … Read more

Ministers considering using Covid certificates to allow offices to reopen without social distancing

Ministers considering using Covid certificates to allow offices to reopen without social distancing once most adults have been vaccinated and bring people back into deserted cities Review into use of Covid status to enter pubs is also looking at plan for offices  Ministers hoping to entice staff back to workplaces once work from home ends There … Read more

Rishi Sunak warns workers could ‘vote with their feet’ and quit jobs if offices don’t reopen

Rishi Sunak warns workers could ‘vote with their feet’ and quit jobs if they are not allowed to return to the office after lockdown as he praises ‘culture’ of people ‘riffing off each other’ Companies are looking at how to tackle issue of remote versus office working Chancellor said workplaces encourage ‘meetings that happen by … Read more