Another mass migration to remote working is expected on Monday as home working returns. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the re-introduction of heading back to homes to carry out the work day wherever possible as part of Plan B, a series of restrictions designed to limit the amount of contacts an employee has with others… Continue reading Home Working Returns: Staying Well While Working From Home
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Weight Gain: Pandemic Accentuates Issues
People seeking help from the NHS, after weight gain, during the pandemic are heavier at the start of the process than in previous years, according to a study. A comparison of those seeking weight loss help, after weight gain, during the pandemic and the weights of those who sought help before Covid struck has found,… Continue reading Weight Gain: Pandemic Accentuates Issues
Surging Omicron Cases Could Lead to Working from Home Return
Surging Omicron cases could result in a new working from home order, according to one of the country’s leading health officials. Dr Jenny Harries, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency, has urged Christmas festivities to be toned down with socialising restricted only to those necessary interactions. As part of this warning, she suggested… Continue reading Surging Omicron Cases Could Lead to Working from Home Return
Obese Children: Numbers in England Increase During Pandemic
Statistics show the number of obese children in England increased during the Covid pandemic. When comparing 2019-20 with 2020-21, there was a rise in the number of obese kids at the start of primary school from 10% to 14%. When looking at the final year of primary school (year six), the number rose from 21%… Continue reading Obese Children: Numbers in England Increase During Pandemic
Return to Working From Home A Possibility
A return to working from home is being mooted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as attention turns to a potentially bumpy journey through Autumn and Winter. With Covid-19 hospitalisations rising steadily at present, scientific modelling – which provides a range of scenarios – has suggested, as a worst-case scenario, that there may be as many… Continue reading Return to Working From Home A Possibility
Covid Restrictions: PHE Official Calls for More Working From Home
A top Public Health England official has called for people to continue working from home past 19th July, when the majority of Covid restrictions are set to end. The Government announced that working from home, wherever possible, will no longer be required, while encouraging employees to return to offices safely. However, Dr Susan Hopkins, a… Continue reading Covid Restrictions: PHE Official Calls for More Working From Home
Office Workers: Some Companies Set to Defy PM’s Call to Return
Many companies are set to defy Boris Johnson’s rallying call for office workers to return after June 21st. The Prime Minister is keen to see normality return, with a mini-industry reliant on office workers in and around the workplace. Cafes, coffee shops and sandwich shops tend to rely on the rush hour and lunchtime rushes… Continue reading Office Workers: Some Companies Set to Defy PM’s Call to Return