The use of sit to stand desks for office workers has been on the rise for a number of years now. Although standing desks were reasonably common in Victorian times and even Leonardo da Vinci used one in the 1400s, very few were height adjustable.
Daniel Davis, a New Zealand-trained architect and now Lead Researcher at WeWork, presented a keynote address to the Design Modelling Symposium held in Copenhagen in October 2015.
Remote technologies and flexible working has enabled workers to work from home. Whilst this provides the advantage of flexible working for the employee, as an Employer we still have obligations under the Health and Safety Employment Act to provide a good and safe work environment.
Home office desks tend to have more of a focus on fitting in with decor and size restrictions than function. However surprisingly enough it is actually very easy to achieve all three.
Remote technologies and flexible working has enabled workers to work from home. Whilst this provides the advantage of flexible working for the employee, as an Employer we still have obligations under the Health and Safety Employment Act to provide a good and safe work environment.
