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Office refurbishments rise to all time high in London

Workplace Insight

According to the latest London Office Crane Survey from Deloitte, London has seen the highest volume of new office refurbishments since records began in 2005, with 37 new schemes covering 3.2 This is the highest number and volume of refurbishment starts since Deloitte began tracking them across the seven central submarkets in 2005.

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How the rise in urbanization and remote workers will change commuting

Benefit Resource Inc.

In 2005, 6.2 working population, commuted on public transportation. In addition to keeping up with a more dynamic workforce, emerging payment solutions will allow employers to provide commuting solutions for a growing city population. 70% of people will live in cities by 2050. The effects of urbanization on commuting services.

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Developing An Intentional Learning Culture

HR Bartender

I can see this being especially true in transportation. I developed a Generational Differences session in 2005, and it’s been updated and delivered to a variety of groups over the years. When it comes to learning, a lot has been said about how different generations view training and development.

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Is working from home going to be a permanent thing?

Business Management Daily

Supported by technological advances and the desire to better integrate professional and personal obligations, the number of people telecommuting in the United States increased 159% between 2005 and 2017. Nobody, however, could have predicted the explosion to come. The COVID-19 lockdown resulted in more than 40 percent of the U.S.

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FAANGs for the memories: how tech palaces lost their lustre

Workplace Insight

He and several colleagues lived together in what appears to be an overgrown frat house with free food and personal transportation around the island. Reuters reports how “The FTX headquarters is now unoccupied, with furniture pushed against some windows. Its signage has been removed. The plot of land, which cost $4.5 million, also lies empty.”

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How prepared are workers’ compensation systems for COVID-19?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

WorkSafeBC, 2004 Annual Report and 2005-2007 Service Plan In corporate planning and business continuity departments, pandemic planning was on the agenda. Those charged with these tasks amplified the messages from experts. WCB of BC, “Future Risks: Issue specific environmental scan” 1998].

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Rendering Aid to an Injured Worker: Potential Liability under the Dual Capacity/Dual Persona Theory

The Workcomp Writer

2d 389 (2005). The survivors contended that the air travel amounted to a separate transaction since, at the time of the crash, the off-duty attendants were being transported to Paris where they were to begin their next shift. The consequential injury to her shoulder had its origins in the original work-related injury. Manswell v.