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Some people asked about Anchor Days
Some of you asked about anchor days in the Drop-in Sessions we ran, and how these would work during construction and in the
new office environment
During construction
• If people need to work from home in order to work productively at any time during the construction phase, then
they may do so. This should be agreed with your people leader.
• Weekly comms will be sent out on a Monday advising of the planned construction activities for the week to allow
people to plan accordingly. We appreciate your flexibility and cooperation during this time. Any last-minute
changes to planned construction will be communicated by email and Teams. Your safety and wellbeing is our
priority during this time.
Post construction usual anchor days will continue. These will be posted publicly so that everyone knows what
office capacity might look like on any given day. We may need to review the existing anchor days to ensure there
are sufficient fire wardens and first aiders in the office each day.
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Design – Colours, neurodiversity and furnishings
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Neurodiversity
Furnishings
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Not conclusive as there was an even split
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Ensuring different spaces (quiet zones), and clear
between people not really caring and
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Most are happy with the sustainable
some people wanting some slight
areas.
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Some concerned with the removal of
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Many were happy to “leave it to the
booths no longer being near the kitchen.
designers”
(Mostly the digital team uses these quite
frequently.)
The outside of the two new banks of
We have allocated different zones for both focus
As part of our commitment to sustainability
meeting rooms will be painted in two
and collaboration on Levels 14 and 15 (see next
we will reuse furniture that is still in good
different colours:
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working order
There was an appetite for this among the feedback
and will ensure a space for our neurodiverse people.
We will include some new phone booths as
There will be some clear guidelines around what
these were popular during the hybrid
can/cannot occur in the ‘quiet zone’ i.e. no calls, no
working trial, as well as individual quiet zone
leaving equipment/laptop there for long periods of
booths with sides that reduce noise.
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neighborhood are unable to be retained
because we need to make way for more
meeting rooms. There are social zones on
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Other questions/issues raised
Q: How easy it will be to move from desk to desk – adjusting headsets, videos etc?
A: Digital will be communicating clear guidance on what to take and leave at workpoints. This guidance will also be displayed clearly throughout the office. As a
summary, you should take your own laptop and headset when leaving a workpoint. Please leave all other equipment such as keyboard, mice and dongles.
Digital are also replacing all of the screen brackets with new, more user-friendly brackets that make it easier to adjust screens each time you move to a new
workpoint. There will be regular cleaning of all desks/equipment.
Q. How many showers will there be available now that L12 won’t be accessible?
A: There is a shower available on Level 14, and further showers are located in the Basement of our building. Please contact the Facilities team if you wish to use
these Basement showers and they can arrange access from building management.
We’re told that the shower pressure on L14 is much better than it was on L12!
Q: Will parents be disadvantaged in not getting a workspace if they come in late due to school drop off?
A: Hybrid working means that you sit in an area that best suits the activity that you are undertaking. This may mean you move to different areas throughout the
day. If you arrive in the office later, you can find a workspace that suits the activity that you are doing first (this may be at a desk with two screens or another
workspace). We encourage you to be flexible in that if a desk with two screens is not immediately available, there will always be another space for you to work.
At this stage, we are not planning on implementing a desk booking system. However, we may review this if the need arises. We’ll review the approach in two
months time, and are interested in feedback from parents about whether they find getting a desk to be a challenge.
Q: How will we maintain team culture/routines during construction and in the new hybrid workspace?
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A: We encourage you to continue your usual routines as a team during the construction period. However, there will be periods of time where this may not be
feasible due to noise or space restriction. We will be providing weekly updates so you can plan your days around this. We appreciate this will require some
flexibility and patience from you and we are grateful for your cooperation.
Q. The proposed Level 14 kitchen looks cramped. Can we move it or open it up a bit more?
A. We have explored moving it/opening it up but the designers have advised it's not possible due to pipe work and other design constraints. If there is a small
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