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andconsul t i ngar ena–wi t hEYandDel oi t t epost i ng144and122j obs r espect i vel y .Thi sf l ur r yofhi r i ngwi t hi nt hesect ori si nkeepi ngwi t ht he hugedemandf oraccount i ngpr of essi onal snot edi nOct ober( 752vacanci es) . El sewher e,t hedat ar eveal st hat29. 8% ofr ecr ui t mentact i vi t yamongst t heci t y’ sl ar gestf i r mswasf orI Tpr of essi onal swhi chcanl ar gel ybeat t r i but edt ot hei ncr easeddemandf orst af ft of aci l i t at er emot ewor ki ng. AnnSwai n,CEO ofAPSCocomment s: “ I t ’ si ncr edi bl yencour agi ngt oseesuchposi t i vesi gnsi nLondon’ s hi r i ngact i vi t ydur i ngOct oberwhi chnotonl ysawt heci t yent ert ougher r est r i ct i ons,butal sot heannouncementofani mmi nentnat i onall ockdown.Toseesuchheal t hyr ecr ui t mentl evel s–wi t hsomedaysr ecor di ngpr epandemi cl evel s–suggest st hatdar kdayswesawi nt he ear l yst agesoft hecr i si sar ebehi ndus.Nextmont h’ sdat awi l lbekey t odet er mi ni ngt hei mpactt hemont hl ongnat i onall ockdownhashad onr ecr ui t mentact i vi t y .However ,wi t hBor i sJohnsonannounci ngt hat l ockdownwi l lendon2ndDecemberaspl anned,andposi t i venews sur r oundi ngamassvacci ner ol l out ,wear ecaut i ousl yopt i mi st i cabout t hef ut ur e” . Rel easef r om Bl ueSkyPR
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-Vacanci esf al l2% weekonweek -Fi nance&I Texper t si nst r ongdemandwi t hj obavai l abi l i t yup22% and1 1% r espect i vel y -Londonhi tbyl ockdownuncer t ai nt y TheUK’ ssecondnat i onall ockdownhasal r eadyst ar t edt oi mpactj obswi t h hi r i ngshowi ngsi gnsofsl owi ngdown,wi t hj usta2% weekonweeki ncr ease i nt henumberofr ol esadver t i sedf ort heweekendi ng22ndNovember .That ’ s accor di ngt ot hel at estr eal t i mest at i st i csf r om t hewor l d’ sl ar gestnet wor kof j obboar ds,Br oadbeanTechnol ogy . Uncer t ai nt ybegi nst oi mpacthi r i ngbutI TandFi nancedi sci pl i nesbuckt r end Br oadbean’ sdat ar eveal st hat ,despi t et heposi t i vej obsgr owt ht hatwasseen i nt hei mmedi at eaf t er mat hoft hesecondnat i onall ockdown–wi t ht he numberofr ol esadver t i sedi nt heweekendi ng8t hNovemberupby16% -by t hemi ddl eoft hemont ht hi sf el lshar pl yt oj usta2% r i se.Thi sdemonst r at es notonl yani ncr easei nuncer t ai nt yamongsthi r er s,butal sot hei mpactt hat t heshut downofsomesect or shasonceagai nhad. Despi t et hi s,however ,somespeci al i smsr emai nbuoyantwi t hdemandf orI nsur ance&Fi nance,andI CTpr of essi onal sbot hupweekonweek( 22% and 1 1% r espect i vel y) .Theshar pr i sei nr equi r ement sf ori nsur anceandf i nance st af fcanbeat t r i but ed,nodoubt ,t ot hel ar genumber sofor gani sat i onsseeki ngsuppor tt onavi gat eappl i cat i onsf orbusi nessgr ant sandf ur l oughpayment s. Wi t hmanycompani esr et ur ni ngt or emot ewor ki ng,t heneedf oraddi t i onal t echr esour cest omanaget hi spr ocesshast r ansl at edi nt oi ncr easeddemand f orI Tspeci al i st sonceagai n.I nshar pcont r ast ,andper hapsunsur pr i si ngl y , t heLei sur e,Spor t s&Tour i sm ar enaexper i encedt heshar pestcont r act i oni n vacanci eswi t ha71% f al lweekonweek.
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Butaswaspr edi ct edpr i ort ot heeasi ngofr est r i ct i ons,casenumber sar espi ki ng acr osst hecount r yf ort hesecondt i me,andi nabi dt osl owt hespr eadandr educe cont r act i onr at es,t hegover nmenthasannouncedasecondnat i onall ockdown,wi t hal l nonessent i alwor ker sencour agedt owor kf r om homeunt i l2ndDecember . Af t ert hi spoi nt ,however ,ar et ur nt ot heof f i cei sl i kel yt obeanopt i onf ormanywi t ht he cur r entst r at egysuggest i ngt hatt hel ockdownwi l lmakewayf orat i er edsyst em once agai n,wi t ht hosel i vi ngi nl owr i skar easal l owedgr eat erf r eedoms. “ Empl oyeesnowhol dt hebal anceofpowerwheni tcomest of l exi bl ewor ki ng” Thi swi l lnodoubtbeawel comechangeaf t eranot hermont hofwor ki ngf r om home. Butt heof f i cel andscapehaschangedsi gni f i cant l ysi ncepr i ort ot hepandemi c,andaccor di ngt oRi char dSmi t hFounderandCEO ofpi oneer i ngf l exi bl eof f i cebr oker age Of f i ceFr eedom,empl oyeesnowhol dt hebal anceofpowerwheni tcomest of l exi bl e wor ki ng. “ COVI D19hascausedar ealseachangei nhowpeopl evi ewof f i cespaces,andhow t heywantt ouset hei rt i mei nt heof f i ce, ”Ri char dSmi t hexpl ai ned. “ Thet i mespentwor ki ngf r om homehasl edt oar enewedappr eci at i onf ort hecol l abor at i venat ur eofof f i ce envi r onment s.Peopl emi sst hesoci ali nt er act i onandoppor t uni t i est oshar eanddevel opi deas.Manyempl oyeesar el ooki ngf orabal ancebet weenhomeandof f i cewor ki ng butper sonalsaf et yi st henumberoneconcer n.Thef l exi bl ewor kspacei ndust r yr ecogni zedt hi sandhassett hebarf orsaf erof f i ces. “ Wi t ht hegover nmentadvi cebei ngwhati ti sandCOVI D19secur emeasur esanabsol ut emust ,compani esar eabl et odemandmor ef r om of f i cespacet haneverbef or e. Att hesamet i mebusi nessesar et ur ni ngawayf r om t r adi t i onall easi ngt owar dsmor e agi l ewor kspacewhi chof f er savi abl e,saf eandf l exi bl eal t er nat i vet ohomewor ki ng. ” Wor ki ngi nCOVI D19secur eof f i ces–whatshoul dyouexpect ? I ndeed,aswecont i nuet ogetaf eelf orwhat‘ t henewnor mal ’ l ooksl i ke,wor ki ngi n COVI D19secur eof f i ceswi l ll i kel ybecomear eal i t yf ormanyacr osst hecount r y ,even oncet hi ssecondl ockdownhasbeenandgone.Butwhatexact l ydoest hatmean? Howsaf ear eof f i cesandwhati sbei ngdonet opr ot ectwor ker sandbat t l et hevi r usi n t hewor kpl ace? Toal l ayf ear sandt omakesur epeopl ear eassaf et ysavvyaspossi bl e,we’ veputt oget heral i stofwhatempl oyeesshoul dexpectf r om aCOVI D19secur ewor kpl ace whenl ooki ngt or et ur nt ot heof f i ce. 1.Di st anci ngandnew,saf erl ayout sandf i t t i ngs I t ’ l lcomeasnosur pr i set hatwor kspaces,desksandseat i nghavebeenspr eadoutso ast oensur eappr opr i at esoci aldi st anci ngbet weenst af f .Si mi l ar l y ,of f i cel ayout shave beenal t er edt omakef oramor ef r eef l owi ngwor kspace,whi l stpl exi gl assdi vi der s havebeeni nst al l edbet weenadj acentdeskst or educe t her i skoft r ansmi ssi on,al lofwhi char emeasur esempl oyeescanexpectwi t hi nf l exi bl eof f i cespaces. 2.Temper at ur eChecksand‘ Tr ackandTr ace’ Ahi ght emper at ur ehasl ongbeenr ecogni sedasapossi bl esympt om ofCOVI D19, andassuch,f l exi bl eof f i cespacepr ovi der sar ecar r yi ngoutt emper at ur echecksupon ent r y ,wi t hwor ker sr egi st er i ngat emper at ur eof38° Candabover ef usedent r yandr ef er r edt oNHSpr ot ocol s.Thesechecksar enoni nvasi vet oo,r educi ngt heneedf orunnecessar ycl osecont actbet weenst af fandvi si t or s.Thi sser vi cei sal sobei ngusedi n t andem wi t h‘ Tr ackandTr ace’ soast opr eventanyf ur t herpot ent i alspr eadwi t hi nt he of f i cecommuni t y . 3.Sani t i sat i onSt at i onsandEnhancedCl eani ngPr ot ocol s Fr equentandt hor oughhandwashi ngi sdoct or s’ bestadvi cef orbat t l i ngal lsor t sofi nf ect i ons,notj ustCOVI D19,andt omaket hi saseasyaspossi bl ef orr esi dent s,f l exi bl e wor kspaceshavei nst al l edsani t i sat i onst at i onst hr oughoutt hei rof f i ces.What ’ smor e, manyf l exi bl eof f i cepr ovi der shaveempl oyedmor ecl eani ngst af f ,whoar echar ged wi t hcar r yi ngoutanenhanceddeepcl eanoft heof f i ceeachandever yday ,wi t hhi gh t ouchandcommonar easr ecei vi ngspeci alat t ent i ont hr oughoutt heday .
4.Saf event i l at i on Someoft heear l i estr esear chi nt ot het r ansmi ssi onofCOVI D19f oundt hatai rcondi t i oni ngandvent i l at i onsyst emspl ayedasi gni f i cantpar ti nr educi ngt hespr eadoft hevi r us, andt hi shasbeensuppor t edbyast udybyt heEur opeanCent r ef orDi seasePr event i on andCont r ol . 1Asar esul t ,f l exi bl eof f i cespaceshavesetaboutmodi f yi ngt hei rai rcondi t i oni ngsyst emsaccor di ngt ot hemostupt odat er esear ch.Byr educi ngt her ecycl i ngof ol dai randr ef r eshi ngt heof f i cewi t hai rf r om t heout si de,f l exi bl eof f i cepr ovi der sar ebat t l i ngCOVI D19onanot herf r ont . Agi l eFl exi bl eOf f i ceSpacesAr eLeadi ngTheWay Themeasur esl i st edabovear ej ustsomeoft hewayst hatempl oyer sshoul densur easaf e envi r onmentf ort hei rt eam.Buti tr emai nsamammot hunder t aki ng.Theadmi ni st r at i onof of f i cespacesi saheadacheatt hebestoft i mes,butCOVI D19hasi ncr easedt hemagni t udeoft hatt aski mmeasur abl y–somuchsot hatmanycompani esandor gani sat i ons havecr eat edandt askedent i r edepar t ment swi t hmaki ngt hei rwor kspacesCOVI D19 secur eandpr ot ect i ngagai nstt hespr eadoft hevi r us. Butwi t hcompl et eover si ghtandcont r oloft heof f i cebui l di ng’ sadmi ni st r at i on,f l exi bl e of f i cespaceshavebeenabl et oadaptt hequi ckestt ot hel at est-andever changi ngCOVI D19saf et yadvi ce.Thesef l exi bl e,r eadyt omovei nspacesar emanagedbyanoper at orwi t hser vi cesandameni t i esont ap,f l exi bl eof f i cespacesi ncl udeser vi cedof f i ces, pr i vat eof f i ces,aswel lashot deski ngf aci l i t i es,andt heyar et hesaf estopt i onf ort hose l ooki ngt or et ur nt oamor et r adi t i onalwor kset uponcet hel ockdownhasbeenl i f t ed. What ’ smor e,t het ol lt hatt hef i r stnat i onwi del ockdownhadonwor ker s’ ment alheal t hhas beenwel ldocument ed,andf l exi bl eof f i cespacepr ovi der sar ekeent ocombatt heexpect edf al l outf r om asecondi nsuchashor tspaceoft i me.Aswel lasbei ngupt odat eont he l at estsaf et ygui del i nesatt hewor kst at i onst hemsel ves,manyf l exi bl ewor kspaceoper at or s pr ovi deCOVI D19secur ewel l nessandheal t hpr ogr ammest ohel pkeepwor ker s’ mi nds heal t hyaswel last hei rbodi es. Rel easef r om ht t p: / / www. r el at i onsgr oup. co. uk
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