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International Women's Day at OSiT

What does International Women’s Day mean to you?

For all of our team at OSiT, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the women who lift us up, inspire us and support us in all areas of our lives.

Find out what International Women’s Day means to us:

“As a woman I found that once I acted as if I could do it, I started to believe that I could do it, then I DID it.”

“Only listen to those that say you can, not to those that say you can’t. You will find that you are happier around these people and more successful. They aren’t always right but you will be...

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Niki Fuchs in FMUK: We should act as soon as possible

Are your team ready to return to the office?

Lockdown home working continues to impact productivity and wellbeing, with output per worker 8.8% lower in Q3 2020 compared to the same quarter last year, following a fall of 19.9% in the first few months of lockdown – the largest decline on record.

Wellbeing is also suffering, with with 1 in 4 adults reporting feelings of loneliness in the first national lockdown, up from 1 in 10 pre-pandemic. Moreover, these feelings have tangibly affected productivity, doubling the average number of sick days taken by employees.

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Giles Fuchs in UKNG: The office is essential for exhausted workers

With each day that the pandemic persists, the UK’s productivity is suffering. In fact, a record fall in output per worker of 19.9% in the last year is staggering evidence of this. Employees working remotely are demotivated, burned out and lacking the many benefits of office work.

Writing for UK News Group , OSiT CEO, Giles Fuchs discusses the UK’s home working productivity crisis and the tole it is taking on both workers mental wellbeing and career development opportunities.

Indeed, in 2018, 68% of workers who changed jobs did so due to lack of learning opportunities in...

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What to expect in the office market: Giles Fuchs in Property Week

A shift to remote working during the Covid-19 pandemic has shown the importance of the office for businesses and their employees and its essential role as a hub for collaboration, community and development. So, what can we expect in the office market as we enter 2021?

Writing for Property Week, Giles Fuchs argues that the pandemic is far from the end of the workplace, but that what businesses want is shifting towards greater flexibility around lease lengths and space commitment, which flexible workspace is primed to cater to.

However, as a third national lockdown continues...

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London needs offices to thrive: Giles Fuchs in City A.M.

Are cities dead? There are plenty who think so – but Britain should hope they’re wrong.

Writing for City A.M ., OSiT CEO Giles Fuchs argued that both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, are right to believe that businesses will once again return to the office. For the Chancellor, this belief is underpinned by our social nature as human beings – the craving to be part of a collaborative community on which, in part, the appeal of the office rests.

However, Giles argues that a return to the office is not just going to be an inevitable outcome of our social...

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