Year: 2017

A white paper has been published setting out the legal and safety obligations for guardians and property owners. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/providers-cooperate-to-raise-standards-in-property-guardianship/ News from FM World

Cambridgeshire Constabulary has selected Lanes Group plc to maintain the drainage systems at all its police stations. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/lanes-wins-drainage-contract-with-cambridgeshire-police/ News from FM World

The Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a new drive to improve workplace equality calling on more companies to report their gender pay gap and take action to close it. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/prime-minister-urges-companies-to-step-up-workplace-equality/ News from FM World

Over a third of male workers (39 per cent) believe that artificial intelligence (AI) and automation will make them better at tackling day-to-day tasks, in contrast to less than a quarter of female workers (24 per cent). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/only-1-in-5-of-british-workers-sees-automation-as-a-threat-to-their-job/ News from FM World

Swiss Post Solutions (SPS) UK, an outsourcing provider for business process solutions and innovative services in document management, has been awarded a contract to provide UK sports retailer JD Sports with mail management and courier management services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/swiss-post-solutions-boosts-jd-sports-mailroom-performance/ News from FM World

The latest annual injury and ill-health statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show 1.3 million workers were suffering from work-related ill health and there were 609,000 workplace injuries in 2016/17. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/annual-workplace-injury-and-sickness-stats-still-too-high/ News from FM World

FM and HR aspire to a similar goal. Both are required to meet the aims of the organisations they serve, supporting activities from both operational and legislative perspective. Opportunities for crossover and common cause between the two departments seem countless. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/think-tank-the-future-workplace-how-should-hr-and-fm-work-together/ News from FM World

Support services group ISS has seen its organic revenue grow by 2 per cent in the first nine months of the year, according to its interim report for January to September 2017. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-sees-2-upswing-in-total-revenue-so-far-this-year/ News from FM World

Productivity across the UK hospitality industry has fallen, with the key measure of sales per labour hour sitting at £34.01 a 62p reduction since May 2017 dropping as low as £30.65, when analysing the restaurant sector alone. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/quick-fix-discounting-in-the-hospitality-sector-hits-productivity/ News from FM World

Carillion has exited a long-term support services deal for the Royal Bank of Scotland two years early, it has emerged. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/carillion-quits-rbs-maintenance-contract-two-years-early/ News from FM World