Adjustable Standing Desks for home and office

  As the COVID-19 storm rages on, it looks like we’re buckling down for at least a few more weeks of home working, maybe more.  If you’re one of the droves of professionals working from home during the coronavirus outbreak, there are certain standards that your employer needs to meet to ensure a safe, secure, and sustainable working environment. Yes, as a home worker, there are things  you are entitled to right now.  The question is—Are you getting them? Sector, industry or role aside, your employer has a duty of care to you as a homeworker. There  are  minimum requirements that your boss needs to meet. And, to make sure you get what you deserve, we’re going to tell you what they are right here. What you are entitled to as a homeworker If you are working from home for the foreseeable future, looking after your health is essential.   Maintaining optimum levels of happiness and personal wellbeing shouldn’t be some far-flung luxury, it needs to be a...

  The roles and responsibilities for Human Resources (HR) vary significantly with organisation size and industry. It could entail everything that deals with people and issues related to people such as compensation and benefits, recruiting and hiring employees, onboarding employees, performance management, training, and organisation development and culture. In all but a few organisations, human resources roles stop short of impacting the physical environment. Workplace design has a profound impact on the employee health and wellbeing and in turn on performance, engagement and morale but this responsibility rests with real estate or facilities teams which, more often than not, are not responsible for HR metrics. We conducted a detailed analysis of key performance indicators (KPIs) for HR professionals to understand which metrics are most affected by office design and environment.   Here are the top four:  Employee Surveys: Surveys have been the most important source of ge...

Has Sitting Down Become a Modern Addiction? The fact that excess sitting is bad for your health is no big secret—it’s actually a well-documented fact. But, as our world becomes increasingly hyper-connected and digital technology continues to evolve, is sitting down transforming from a mild issue to a fully-fledged societal addiction? The looming threat of COVID-19 has highlighted the possibility of remote working across industries, with a sharp 24% rise in home working since the start of the pandemic. But, how equipped are we to operate ‘from a distance’ long-term? Inadequate workspaces, poor lifestyle management, and excess sitting are among the main challenges many home or remote workers face.  This increase of sedentary-related illnesses is becoming woven into the fabric of modern society—and without addressing these issues, we could be staring down the barrel of a mass health & wellbeing pandemic in the coming years. Sitting isn’t natural to humans, but we’ve made it feel ...