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The flexible office market across Europe, the Middle East and Africa is shifting into a new phase, according to new data from Colliers. The region’s flex workspace footprint grew by more than 348,000 square metres in 2024, despite difficult economic conditions and reduced capital availability. The firm’s Flexpansion: The Architecture of Agility report charts a The post Flexible office market […]

New research suggests there is a widening gulf in the use of AI tools between senior leaders and junior staff, raising concerns that productivity gains from the technology are being unevenly shared. According to the Work that Works report from employment platform Employment Hero, nearly three-quarters of senior managers in the UK use AI tools The post AI tools are widening the workplace divide […]

A new report from Cushman & Wakefield, in partnership with CoreNet Global, claims to highlight how corporate occupiers are adjusting their real estate and workplace strategies in response to ongoing cost pressures and shifting organisational priorities. The What Occupiers Want 2025 survey is based on responses from over 230 senior real estate leaders across global The post Occupiers seek […]

Bigger and better than ever, the digital edition of the new issue of Works magazine is available for you to read for free. Print copies will be in the post soon. In this issue: we speak with Jonathan Hindle and Craig Jones, two stalwarts of the UK office design scene who continue to pioneer new The post The new issue of Works magazine is available for you to read here appeared first on Workplace […]

A new independent review has sharply criticised the Office for National Statistics (ONS), warning that widespread working from home is undermining the quality of UK economic data, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph. The review, led by Sir Robert Devereux, a former senior civil servant, highlights how current working practices are weakening the The post Working from home means official […]

A new study published in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports offers a cautiously optimistic view of how artificial intelligence is affecting workers’ wellbeing. Contrary to common fears, the research finds no clear evidence that AI exposure is harming workers’ mental health or job satisfaction. In some cases, it may even be contributing to small improvements The post Workplace AI […]

Office-based businesses across Central London could face a steep increase in business rates from April 2026, according to new research by property consultancy Colliers. The analysis suggests that occupiers of prime office space may collectively see bills rise by £432 million, bringing total business rates liabilities to £5.23 billion—a 9 percent increase on current levels. The post Business […]

AI is no longer just replacing the tasks of workers—it can complete entire workflows. Here’s how we can redefine labor in the age of AI.

Kai-Fu Lee, AI expert and founding president of Google China, shares his predictions for how AI will change work and society.

Many workers are anxious about how artificial intelligence will impact their jobs. Here’s why leaders need to listen to these fears—and how they can support workers.

Here’s how artificial intelligence is impacting the hiring surge that historically happens in September—and what hiring managers can do to adapt.

A researcher argues that for marginalized job seekers, finding a job in today’s economy is becoming more difficult because of AI.

In her book, Shalinee Sharma explores why workers will still need math skills to thrive in the economy of tomorrow.

Authors David C. Edelman and Mark Abraham argue that curiosity, data, and accountability will help young people thrive in the future of work.

Experts from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence explain how to address the worker loneliness epidemic and workers’ concerns about AI.

The director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Daniela Rus, explains the true potential of AI.

In his new book, AI expert Hatim Rahman argues that algorithms have created a new labor market paradigm for workers.

For companies that have chosen remote work, this COO writes, leaders have to be intentional in their efforts to foster connection and culture.

Why should futurists have all the fun?

An AI ethicist argues that while AI could increase efficiency, it could create a new surveillance-based work environment.

AI is transforming how we work and the technology depends on three components: algorithms, computing power, and data.

The impending four-day workweek will bring new questions of productivity, output, and outcomes. AI is the answer, this future-of-work strategist says.