Author: Simon Carter

A survey on employee engagement reveals that 30 per cent of employees find their company too complex and hard to navigate for them to genuinely engage with it hitting the bottom line of many companies across the globe. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cibse-announces-building-performance-shortlist/ News from FM World

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), which manages Refcom, the UK’s largest register for safe refrigerant handling, has called for F gas emissions rules to be tightened in the wake of Brexit. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/call-for-post-brexit-tightening-of-f-gas-rules/ News from FM World

MPs on the Work and Pensions and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committees published a joint report and draft bill this week aimed at closing the loopholes allowing companies to use bogus self-employment status to exploit cheap labour and avoid tax. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mps-draft-bill-to-end-gig-economy-exploitation/ News from FM…

A survey on employee engagement reveals that 30 per cent of employees find their company too complex and hard to navigate for them to genuinely engage with it hitting the bottom line of many companies across the globe. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/only-one-in-five-employees-is-truly-engaged-with-their-workplace/ News from FM World

Some of Ireland’s most promising and talented facilities management professionals were celebrated at the BIFM Ireland Region Awards at the organisation’s 2017 FM Summit. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bifm-ireland-fm-summit-honours-industry-talent/ News from FM World

Major occupiers could be set to house nearly a third of their workers in flexible office space in coming years, according to speakers at the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) Europe conference last week. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/flexible-office-spaces-are-the-future-say-real-estate-pundits/ News from FM World

The BIFM has welcomed chancellor Philip Hammond’s announcement to increase the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage from April 2018 in today’s Budget, but calls for more progress on the Apprenticeship Levy. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bifm-gives-a-guarded-welcome-to-budget-measures/ News from FM World

New guidance has been published to help energy-wasting commercial buildings become more efficient. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/guide-to-minimum-energy-efficiency-standards-is-published/ News from FM World

Cases of cyber attacks and corporate espionage are on the rise, according to research that highlights the cyber breach of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) earlier this year. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/survey-warns-of-rise-in-cyber-extortion/ News from FM World

Over half of office workers would feel more comfortable and be more productive with their departmental manager sitting away from them, suggests research. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/employees-less-productive-with-manager-in-room/ News from FM World