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UK businesses trial four-day work week

The UK is trialling a four-day working week as part of a six-month pilot programme. The programme is organised by 4 Day Week Global in partnership with think tank Autonomy, the 4 Day Week UK Campaign and researchers at Cambridge University, Oxford University and Boston College. Participating businesses will trial the shorter week with no loss in...

Fashion

‘Wear to Work’ fashion is redefined for 2021

Consumers have found comfort in apparel and footwear for 2021, as ‘wear to work’ fashion is redefined to fit people spending more time at home. Overall, apparel sales declined 19 percent in 2020 in the US, while ‘comfy cozy’ categories such as sweatpants grew 17 percent. Sleepwear rose 6 percent, and sports bras grew by 10 percent, according to...

Business

Career Coach: How to fend off WFH burnout and pandemic fatigue

2021 has just begun yet many employees have reported signs of pandemic fatigue and work from home (WFH) burnout, which was a pressing topic widely discussed last week during McKinsey and Company’s webinar: Reenergizing the Workforce. This year, more people have felt the effects of Blue Monday as we all spent 2020 coping with the disruption of...

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Re-defining work apparel: Multi-functional ‘Younge’ comfort wear

chaYkra’s clothing has been designed first and foremost for comfort. When the pandemic hit and work from home became the new normal, so did comfort clothes as the work apparel norm. We chose to make our clothes with organic cotton since such natural fabric is kinder both to the skin and the environment. Many of us today are now looking for...

BusinessFeatured

Healthy and motivated in the home office - what employers can do

There is no doubt that the Corona crisis has accelerated the digitalisation of work and made working conditions more flexible. Large corporations such as Bayer, Deutsche Bank, Zalando and others have already decided to considerably reduce the number of business trips, even “after Corona” (whenever that may be), and instead want to rely more on...

Fashion Featured

Flexible working conditions should be the new normal, says think tank

The SS21 collections seen during online fashion weeks this month were largely put together by teams working from home. As offices, studio and factories were closed from March, new methods of working were needed to deal with the disruption to businesses across all fashion industry sectors. Government policies to contain the spread of Covid-19...

Fashion Featured

The changing face of workwear

If ever there was a shift in workwear attitudes, it is now. The classic suit, a uniform of the corporate workplace, of convention, formality, and of the three-button shirt and tie variety, is practically a museum piece. In a shift to staying-at-home style, brands are having to update classic tailoring and formal workwear with the more relaxed...

Fashion Featured

Virtual conferencing shows fashion industry's human side

As discussion escalates on how the work-from-home model will continue as society reopens and businesses invite staff back onto work premises, the fashion industry is grappling with the limitations associated with virtual connection. The process of creating a collection orbits around tactility. From sketch review to draping, fabric selection to...

Fashion Featured

Dressing from the waist up? Fashion's most stylish say no

Walmart, the world’s largest brick-and-mortar retailer, reported that sales of tops are surging during the shutdown. But bottoms are stagnant, surely also a metaphor for our sedentary new existence working from home, experiencing screen fatigue and snacking nervously between Slack and Zoom meetings. As navigating the latest videoconference...

CultureFeatured

The quarantine diaries: When life imitates art

Bored of social distancing and reading about Covid-19? The Getty Museum has launched a social media challenge for the WFH brigade to stay actively cultured, whilst remaining in isolation. Inspired by Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum initiative, @tussenkunstenquarantaine, the Getty Museum challenges its followers to recreate a work of art from the...

Fashion

WFH and stay at home tips during quarantine from top influencers

With so much uncertainty and negativity due to the impact of the current global battle against Covid-19, top fashion and lifestyle influencers have decided to use their social platforms to encourage followers with positive messages. From sharing tips on how to stay motivated and productive while working from home (WFH) to bone broth recipes to...

Culture

10 best fashion songs to drive work-from-home blues away

For many, working from home can be a challenge. Not only are there a myriad of distractions ranging from pending housework, the kids, pets, one’s spouse, food cravings and more to the exact opposite - a feeling of loneliness and isolation. What better way to beat the work-from-home blues with a playlist that has one grooving to the music in no...