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19th-25th May is National Epilepsy Week. To help raise awareness, we’re taking a look at common misconceptions about epilepsy in the workplace.

From a lie-detecting business suit to a robotic “you”, we take a look at four crazy office inventions that could actually work. Which ones will you be adding to your wishlist?

In this guest post, David Saul, managing director of serviced office operator Business Environment, explains the pros and cons of choosing virtual working.

The officebroker network continues to grow and we’re delighted this month to welcome a great selection of new business centres from all over the UK.

Thanks to developments in technology, design and society more broadly, the office has changed a lot over the last century. In the first part of our new blog series, we take a look at what it was like to work in the office in the early 1900s. (Be warned: it’s cold, dark and male-dominated.)

From “demotivating” to a “creative and cultural desert”, UK office workers believe that their boring offices are stifling their ability to be creative.

The officebroker Serviced Office Reviews for Q1 2013 reveal current trends in the UK’s serviced office market. Today, we take a look at the picture across Central London.

It was the quarter when the UK narrowly avoided a triple-dip recession, while extreme weather threatened havoc for many UK businesses… We take a look at how the serviced office market fared across the UK’s key cities in Q1 2013.

You’re in the office. The clock ticks round to 10:47am. You can feel your mind drifting away from the task in hand, to palm beaches, your favourite celebrity crush or impressing your boss and winning that promotion. You’re not the only one – right about now, workers up and down the country will begin their first daydream of the working day.

Ownership is old news. Sharing is the way forward for today’s startups who want to build smarter, more agile businesses – and shared office space is leading the way.

It’s a situation most of us hope we’ll never be in. But if a colleague had a heart attack at work, would you know what to do? And would you have the confidence to act?

They’re cute, furry and they can improve your productivity at work. So is it time you brought your four-legged friends to the office?

From the UK government to business leaders, the consensus is that entrepreneurs are the key to future growth in the UK. But how can the UK office market support budding entrepreneurs? We take a look at how office provider Business Environment Group is going beyond the basics to help them achieve their goals.

Salary might be the starting point, but it takes more than money to motivate employees. We take a look at the ten most popular perks offered by UK companies.

A spaceman, a racing car and a giant chess set – not the sorts of things you’d usually expect to find in the offices of a bank. But then Saxo Bank decided to break with convention when they designed their offices in Copenhagen.

It’s a story that will have Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer itching to say “I told you so”. Careless staff may be the downside to flexible working, costing their employers thousands of pounds in lost laptops and mobile devices.

Feeling overwhelmed by emails? You’re not alone. The average UK worker sends and receives 10,000 emails a year.

Some say it’s struggling, others are reporting growth. One thing is for certain; opinion is divided over Birmingham’s office market.

Overlooking Euston Station and the surrounding area, the Euston Square ‘ClubRooms’ is a stylish, modern and popular location for businesses and individuals - as our very own CEO Chris Meredith found out first-hand during a recent trip to London.

You roll into work on a Monday morning and it’s there. That pile of papers, folders, promotional junk – and in some cases old food wrappers – which make up the average office worker’s desk. Admit it; there are times when you wish it would just go away. But do we really? Could we work without a desk?

Coughs, sneezes, headaches, sore eyes, fatigue, poor concentration, dizziness, dry, itchy skin – office workers always seem to be under the weather. Thanks to a new device, Sick Office Syndrome could soon be a thing of the past.

Online fashion giant ASOS knows how to spot an opportunity. So now that they’ve chosen Birmingham as the location for their new offices, it’s a safe bet that the fashion and business worlds will be sitting up and taking notice.

London has long been considered the hot location for the creative industries, but with many of the UK’s major cities investing heavily in the creative sector, there are now plenty of vibrant creative hubs for businesses looking to locate north of the capital. We take a look at some of the most popular locations.

As we continue to experience a late cold snap in the UK, many of us have been busy doing what we do best - complaining about feeling chilly. But how cold is too cold in the office?

Technology is getting smarter – but how will it affect the office of the future? We take a look at a few devices which could become part of daily life in the workplace.