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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A MESH CHAIR?
If you’re looking to buy a new office chair but are confused by all the options available, it can be easy to stick to something you know which is generally a simple, foam based task chair with standard fabric upholstery. But this isn’t always the best option and you could be missing out on a chair […]
THE IMPACT OF OFFICE FURNITURE ON CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTIVITY
January, and indeed, the first few months of the year are always hard. Chances are your employees are only just beginning to get back into the swing of things outwardly. They’ve remembered all their passwords and their diary is now full and organised after a week’s worth of blindly fumbling through the workday. However, they’re […]
SIT STAND DESKS; WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND WILL THEY BECOME THE NORM?
DR MIKE LOOSEMOORE (LEAD CONSULTANT IN EXERCISE MEDICINE AT THE INSTITUTE OF SPORT, EXERCISE AND HEALTH) CLAIMS THAT STANDING FOR THREE HOURS A DAY IS AS GOOD FOR YOU AS RUNNING TEN MARATHONS PER YEAR. DOESN’T SOUND TOO ARDUOUS, RIGHT? BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOUR JOB OR DAILY ROUTINE REQUIRES YOU TO BE […]
A DESIGNER’S VIEW ON THE CHANGES TO COME
CURRENTLY, THERE IS MUCH FOCUS ON CHANGING WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS AND WORKING PATTERNS AND AN UNCERTAINTY THAT SEEMS TO GO HAND-IN-HAND WITH EXCITEMENT AROUND WHAT THE FUTURE OF WORKING BRITAIN, AND INDEED, THE WORLD WILL LOOK LIKE In light of this, Wave Office spoke to Julie Berdou, an Interior Designer in her early twenties. Having now […]
WHY EMPLOYEE RETENTION IS SET TO BE BIG ON EVERYONE’S AGENDA
WHETHER YOU ARE AN EMPLOYER OR AN EMPLOYEE, THE ISSUE OF EMPLOYEE RETENTION IS ALWAYS A TOPIC OF IMPORTANCE; HOWEVER, WITH THE ECONOMY SLOWLY IMPROVING IN LINE WITH GENERATION Y WHO ARE ALREADY SHAKING THINGS UP IN THE WORKFORCE, EMPLOYEE RETENTION IS GOING TO BE A HOT TOPIC ON EVERYBODY’S LIST. SO, AS AN EMPLOYER, […]
WHO ARE GENERATION Y AND WHY SHOULD WE BE CREATING OFFICE SPACES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS?
AS GENERATION Y COME OF AGE, HOW MUST OUR WORK SPACES ADAPT? BY THE END OF THE DECADE WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE A COMPLETE TURN AROUND IN THE ETHICS, DEMANDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE WHO ARE OF WORKING AGE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THIS SHIFT IN THE WORKPLACE PARADIGM WILL SEE THE AMOUNT OF […]