Category: Work
Website categories British employers don’t want you to visit
Up to 72% of employers block malware and adult websites. Phishing websites are blocked by 70% of employers, while gambling ones – by 43%. Adult content is blocked by 77% of British employers, while malware websites are blocked by 55%. According to data collected by the cybersecurity company NordLayer, a significant portion of employers (72%) block malicious…
IT best choice for flexible working and highest salaries, survey reveals
Almost every third job in IT is remote, making the sector a leader when it comes to flexible working, a new study by electronic retailer Currys reveals. Since the end of the pandemic, there has been a shift in mentality for many desk workers in the UK, with nearly half of them (49%) stating their desire for…
Top 20 “Workcation” cities for digital nomads
Since the end of the pandemic, there has been a shift in the mentality for many desk workers in the UK. A recent study has found that 43% of Brits said they would NOT apply for an advertised job if the description didn’t explicitly state that it was flexible while 37% of Brits said…
1 in 6 Brits use TikTok to craft witty OOO emails
Out-of-office (OOO) emails used to be seen as a mandatory and mundane task that employees were required to implement ahead of their annual leave. But, thanks to social media sites like TikTok, employees are adopting a much more creative and comedic approach to crafting their OOO emails. Videos of quirky office humour have been going…
IT workers clock up over 30 hours of overtime every month
84% of UK workers feel pressured to work additional hours to meet job demands. One in four Brits who work overtime is doing so without extra pay. The average Brit clocks up 23 hours of overtime each month. New research has revealed that 84% of Brits feel pressured to work overtime in their job role,…
Birmingham most expensive UK city for commuting by car, report claims
Birmingham New Street station. Image: Chris Price A new study has found that Birmingham is the most expensive city to commute to by car - as staff spend up to 17% of their salary travelling in each month. The research, by business management software specialist, ECI Software Solutions, looked at the cost of…
UK is 19th best country in world for remote work, report claims
The UK ranks as the 19th best country in the world for remote work, according to new research by NordLayer. Denmark is first, the Netherlands is second, and Germany is third among 108 evaluated countries in total. With companies continuing to allow remote work, the cybersecurity company NordLayer evaluated which countries are the best for…
Zoom opens ‘London Engagement hub’ to support hybrid working
After hitting the headlines earlier this week for ordering its staff back to the office, Zoom - the tech posterchild of the Covid-19 pandemic - has announced it is opening the London Engagement Hub 'to support hybrid working' (and get staff back into the office). With the demand for hybrid and remote capabilities giving rise…
45% of UK businesses unprepared for ‘big landline switch off’ in 2025
A recent survey revealed that 62.1% of UK businesses are still using landlines within their company and 45% are unaware of BT’s looming Big Switch Off deadline. At the end of 2025, businesses will no longer be able to use landlines as Openreach by BT plans to move all UK phone lines from the traditional…
Millennials lose over 80 hours yearly to outdated workplace tech
Technology should make our lives easier and our work more efficient. But that is not the case when we have to deal with outdated workplace tech. According to data presented by the Atlas VPN team, based on the Skynova survey, Millennials are losing an average of 19.3 minutes per day due to outdated workplace technology, which…
