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According to research released today by 1&1 Internet, a global leader amongst web hosting providers, slow running and unreliable websites are still a major gripe for British Internet users.  With 71% of UK web users regularly inconvenienced by slow running websites, they continue to cause negative emotions. The extent of consumer annoyance is hardly surprising [...]

A leading oral health charity has found that less than half (43%) of the UK workforce is allowed to take paid time off work to visit their dentist3. The situation is even worse for parents, with just around one in four workers allowed to take paid time off work to take their children to the [...]

This Friday, 18 May, is National Work from Home Day, where staff and employers are encouraged to try working from home to experience the positive impact upon staff wellbeing, efficiency and productivity, together with the added benefits of reducing the numbers of commuters on the roads and rail. National Work from Home Day is poignant [...]

British workers who ‘borrow’ things from their offices are racking up costs of £2 billion a year and unwittingly leaving their employers open to security breaches with far-reaching implications. The warning from Banner Business Services comes after a recent survey revealed that more than two-thirds of people in office jobs admitted to taking stationery from [...]

Offices across the country have an opportunity to demonstrate their support for the environment this week by participating in Avery’s Green Office Week 2012. Now in its fourth year, the initiative is set to encourage offices to participate in a number of environmentally-friendly events and competitions by raising awareness of the issues and offering practical [...]

The weather may be frightful but an al fresco workout can be delightful as new research* reveals today that more women are opting for the great outdoors to exercise (52% increase since 2007).  Nearly half of women (48%) are exercising outside three times a week or more and three fifths (60%) cite expensive fees as [...]

A new survey by city recruitment agency ISE Partners found that amongst investment firms in London, PAs are working harder than ever; but in the right setting, they can reap high rewards. Despite the stylish, cigarette smoking, long lunch taking image of the PA suggested by Mad Men (which recently returned to our screens on [...]

Richard Costin, managing director of Banner Business Services, explains how contrary to popular belief businesses of all sizes can make significant savings by going green. Cash flow is the lifeblood of all businesses and continues to be a major problem for many. With Vince Cable likening the UK’s recent economic woes to living through a [...]

A London-wide Olympic stress test of businesses to see if their employees can work remotely from home during the Games starts today – 80 days before the opening ceremony – but a leading serviced office provider believes it’s ‘too little too late.’ Today and Wednesday, businesses in the city and Canary Wharf will carry out [...]

Devoteam, Europe’s No.1 ICT consultancy, has just released the results of its third European annual survey dedicated to Green IT. With 270 organisations from 22 countries taking part amid collaboration from a number of partners, the results reveal greater awareness around Green IT with some fascinating insights. The size of organisation and the nature of [...]