Boots on the ground as head office staff told to return five days a week

The mandate by British retailer Boots for its head office staff to return to the workplace full-time marks a general shift by large organisations away from the middle-ground of hybrid working

Home truths: the upsides and downsides of working from home

One-size-fits all has been discredited in office planning. So why is it still being applied to work from home? A new study suggests that individual homeworkers should be given more consideration

Space for thought: why corporate labs could be back on business agenda

A new study by five economists suggests that global productivity has suffered amid a swing from company-led to university-led innovation. Is it time to bring back the corporate R&D lab?

Mind games: wellbeing programmes that do little for employees

New research from the University of Oxford indicates that corporate mental health interventions for individuals have little or no effect. Where do employers go next?

How the 15-minute city can escape from the conspiracy theorists

Compact, walkable neighbourhoods can be great places to live and work – but research suggests the 15-minute city is not easy to define. Can this urban concept avoid being labelled as a threat to liberty?

London conference frames four standout themes for the future

This year’s flagship WORKTECH London event explored how cities can bounce back, where next for digital transformation, how we can reach net zero buildings and what works in workplace experience

Can Europe’s real-estate sector emerge from the darkness?

A new survey from the Urban Land Institute and PwC shows that sustainability is set to be the biggest factor in real-estate transactions but uncertainty still clouds the future for the sector

Experiment and ambiguity as generative AI shakes up HR

What will be the impact of generative AI on how people are recruited, managed and developed inside companies around the world? Professor Lynda Gratton has been asking the HR professionals