Hybrid working in global cities: how does London’s return to the office compare? 


#Productivity  #The Future of Work  Hybrid working in global cities: how does London’s return to the office compare? Toronto is behind the rest of world.  Workers in central London continue to return to the office, though not as quickly as in other global competitor cities, raising concerns about future economic growth.  Blog post  published on 3 September 2024  by Rob Johnson Workers in central London continue to return to the office, though not as quickly as in other global competitor cities, raising concerns about future economic growth.  It seems that reports of the death of the office have been greatly exaggerated. This was clear last year, where a Centre for Cities’ … Continue reading Hybrid working in global cities: how does London’s return to the office compare? 

kraken-sub variant Xbb 1.5 growing in Canada and has learned immunity bypass


We have clearly moved to risk management of COVID, but that still means Banks must understand the risks. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/14/what-is-the-new-covid-variant-xbb-1-5 Unofficially named Kraken, XBB.1.5 is a sublineage of XBB – a combination of two strains of the subvariant BA.2. It was first detected in October 2022 in the US. XBB.1.5 has been circulating in at least 38 countries, including Canada, Australia, Kuwait, Germany and France . Canada has seen 42 cases documented which represents 100% increase over one week ago. The slower uptick in Canada is a result of holidays and Canada de-prioritishing COVID measurement. The US CDC indicates 1.5 will … Continue reading kraken-sub variant Xbb 1.5 growing in Canada and has learned immunity bypass