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2016 Autumn Statement: Key points for businesses

By: Peter Ames Nov 23, 2016

Today marked Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s first and indeed last Autumn Statement, in which he set out his vision for the UK’s financial future. Much was policy we had heard...
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Business owners hold the key to workplace happiness

By: Lilli Hender Nov 17, 2016

Want to be happy in the workplace Office Genie’s latest research found the best way to achieve this is to set up your own business. In light of Global Entrepreneurship Week, it...
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Junior staff: overworked, underpaid and undervalued

By: Lilli Hender Nov 1, 2016

Office Genie’s latest research into workplace happiness has found junior staff members are the least happy within the workforce. There appear to be a variety of factors contributing to...
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Design is the top factor when it comes to workplace happiness

By: Lilli Hender Oct 12, 2016

Office Genie recently looked into the various factors that contribute to workplace happiness. We asked 2,000 UK workers about their working environment and we found design has the largest...
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Survey results: Brits think the best looking get the best jobs

By: Peter Ames Oct 7, 2016

Brits believe attractive people are more likely to get jobs, and have called for tougher laws against appearance-based discrimination, according to Office Genie research. Following the...
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Interview: Rafael dos Santos discusses mi-HUB, migrant entrepreneurship, and Brexit

By: Lilli Hender Oct 6, 2016

When it comes to coworking spaces, Office Genie features the best and brighest. One such cowoking space is mi-HUB in East London designed specifically for migrant entrepeneurs, mi-HUB acts...
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Summer of skiving: UK workers waste a week watching summer sport events

By: Lilli Hender Sep 6, 2016

For many people, the summer of 2016 will remembered as a summer of extraordinary sporting events. Knowing the ardent support that comes with sport, Office Genie decided to take a look at...
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World Beard Day: The top beards in business

By: Lilli Hender Aug 31, 2016

To celebrate World Beard Day coming up this Saturday , we thought we’d document some of the better-known beards in the business world. Facial hair isn’t a necessary ingredient for...
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Six rules to follow for professional phone etiquette

By: Guest Author Aug 19, 2016

So much attention is placed on online communication that we sometimes forget about the importance of speaking to customers, suppliers and associates over the phone. Whether you work...
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Office Genie discovers UK workers are looking abroad post-Brexit

By: Lilli Hender Jul 28, 2016

It appears workers in the UK are looking for the door after the country voted to leave the EU. Office Genie analysis of Google Trends data found weekly searches for ‘work in the...
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