Much has been written and debated over the past year about the future of the office. There is little doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has been accelerating many of the trends seen in recent years.

A year on from the start of the pandemic the purpose of the office seems to be changing and its culture evolving. In fact, many are questioning the need for a specific office at all, and the consensus of organisations who up until now have occupied office space appears to be that a combination of working at home, in the office and in a half-way house offers flexibility and agility sufficient to turn the office into a tool for successful change for its occupants.

Within this context, corporates (and indeed all organisations) will need to re evaluate their operating strategy to satisfy the requirements of the company as well as those of their employees.

This webinar will examine the characteristics of the “new normal”. But rather than giving an absolute answer its aim will be to reflect the range of thinking in the market which represents the new office of the future. It will look at the challenges and opportunities that are presented and will touch on subjects such as recruitment, contracts of employment, working conditions, GDPR, financial aspects of home working and the impact on real estate.