There are a number of events planned in which Work Wise North East (WWNE) has been or will be directly or peripherally involved.   MORE

Work Wise North East (WWNE) is forging stronger links with the Public Health North East as it seeks to encourage a greater focus on health and fitness in the workplace.   MORE

Some of the region's leading companies involved in the smarter working revolution advocated by the Work Wise North East (WWNE) campaign, met the UK chair of the campaign, David Lennan, when he visited the North East recently.   MORE

Gateshead Council has pledged its support for smarter working practices by signing the Work Wise Concordat.  With a workforce of some 10,000 people spanning 1,200 types of job, it is the largest local authority in the country to become part of the Work Wise campaign.  MORE

Last year's national Commute Smart Week, delivered regionally by Work Wise North East (WWNE), highlighted a number of ways of avoiding the misery of travelling to and from work by working and commuting smarter.

Taking place from the 9th through to the 13th of November, Commute Smart Week covered a range of issues to encourage businesses and individuals to adopt new ways of travelling to and from work - by walking or cycling, for example. MORE

Work Wise North East is behind the new initiative, StaffShare -a scheme which enables organisations to second the time of their staff - as part of their efforts to promote smarter working throughout the region. 
Launched by Work Wise UK, StaffShare will allow organisations to register individuals, who are currently under-utilised or in a redeployment pool, on a website offering their services on short or medium term secondment basis. Organisations interested in an individual can then buy their services for the selected period through the website. MORE

Several North East based local authorities were inspired to adopt smarter working methods at the recent Work Wise North East's (WWNE) 'Work Smarter, Plan to Succeed' seminar.The seminar involved WWNE, the campaign promoting the adoption of smarter working practices across the North East, teaming up with colleagues from Work Wise UK (WWUK) including WWUK Chairman David Lennan, who led the introduction of flexible working at Surrey County Council. MORE

Plans to make the North East the smartest working region in the UK have taken a leap forward thanks to a cash boost from One NorthEast.
The Regional Development Agency will support the flagship Work Wise North East campaign, which encourages employers and employees to adopt innovative working practices, with �154,000 of funding over the next two years. MORE