All the signs are pointing to a large number of employees asking for more flexible working arrangements from employers, as workplaces start to open up more. As new routines settle down, I am keen to see whether this desire to embrace different working arrangements will also extend to the interim placement market. Despite advances in […]
At the start of 2021, IR35 seemed like a huge change looming on the horizon. Contractors were worried that jobs would dry up and companies were concerned about the extra red tape they faced and whether they were actually ready for a change in the law. But a couple of months since the big switch […]
The UK is starting to open up again and so more people are returning to the workplace. Is it down to you to manage this process? If so, our workplace readiness checklist and Return to Work Guides can help. Workplace Readiness Checklist Planning, Policy & Comms: 1. Create a Covid Management & Leadership Team (including […]
This information is relevant if you currently engage interim contractors via myfm or have done so in the past. We want to reassure you about the steps we are taking to make it easy for you to continue to do this when rules change in April on the assessment of IR35 status. Also, feel free […]
By Shane Arnold, Business Unit Director, myfm – Furlough, R-number, mRNA, anti-vaxxers, Zoom – few of us were aware of these terms a year or so ago, but now they are in our everyday conversations. So much has changed in so little time. I wrote early last year about how I saw potential […]
By Ulf Muller and the team at myfm Remember all the fuss about getting ready for the changes in IR35 this time last year? And then, like so many other things, implementation was paused because of Covid-19. Back in April when the news was released that the new rules wouldn’t kick in for another 12 […]
As a large proportion of office workers continue to work from home, the pictures of deserted city centres are becoming all too familiar. What we rarely get to see on our screens is the near empty workspaces which sit behind those city centre facades. Put simply, fewer people are leaving home for work and they […]
We all know the theory about why managers should delegate, and it is so much more than just off loading the jobs you don’t fancy doing yourself! Delegation helps you focus your energy on the most important jobs in hand. Often, it provides the opportunity to get tasks completed by someone who can do a […]
by Julian Harrison, Business Unit Director, myfm “Stay home – protect the NHS – save lives……Return to work if it is safe to do so…Work from home if you can….” Despite the mixed messages the reality is stark and clear; most office buildings occupancy levels remain at 20% or less. So where has everyone gone […]
Takes place Friday 23 October 2020, 1pm to 2pm. Speaker is myfm Business Unit Director, Julian Harrison. Facilities and workplace management has a significant impact on business success, impacting employee productivity, staff retention and client perception. The workplace is continuously evolving, with Covid-19 acting as a further accelerator of change. As business and industry seek […]
