The number of UK workers returning to their desks continues to rise steadily, as the Government and leading businesses urge staff to head back to the traditional office space.
Yet, after two years of remote working, and numerous delays to return-to-office plans, navigating a safe and healthy return requires a carefully orchestrated strategy, as SBFM explains in our latest eBook The workplace reconnect: How to safely navigate the return to office.
The pandemic has irreversibly changed the way we work and left a lasting impression on employee attitudes towards operating in face-to-face working environments.
With many companies still adapting to the new ways of working prompted by the pandemic, employers and their staff remain divided on the best way forward for modern working practices.
Indeed, while 50% of leaders say their company already requires or is planning to require employees to return to in-person work full-time in the next year, according to new research from Microsoft, more than half of staff (57%) would choose a hybrid work model, splitting work between in-office and home.
Despite record-high demand for remote work policies, all hope is not lost for traditional working spaces. With research indicating that 73% of UK workers would choose to work in the office most of the time, 38% preferring to work in-office full-time, and only 5% wishing to work remotely all the time, there remains desire and a need for physical office space.
All this is to say that, if corporations are to safely re-integrate their teams into the office – whether that is full-time or in a hybrid capacity – the key to the future success will be ensuring workers feel safe and secure in the workplace, and able to work collaboratively without fear of compromising their health and wellbeing.
Today’s employees will not only have to overcome a plethora of working models, but also new health and safety requirements that will be a fixture for the foreseeable future post-COVID.
In our eBook, The workplace reconnect: How to safely navigate the return to office, SBFM explores:
How addressing hygiene concerns could be central to increasing occupancy levels
The importance of flexible cleaning strategies for fluctuating building occupancy
Why cleaning operatives must be more visible in a post-lockdown working environment: visible cleaners would reassure 61% of office workers
The COVID19 pandemic has hit the economy of the globe hard and the coworking space industry is one of the top affected industries. Here is all you need to know about how it is adapting to the new normal.
More at - https://www.ikeva.com/coworking-space/mumbai/
Essential steps for a successful transition to the virtual workspaceConstantin Magdalina
Until now, working from home was an option used to increase employee motivation through the concept of work-life balance, the share of working from home being in most cases 1 day / week. Today, under the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, working from home is no longer an option but a solution. Thus, it has become the obligation of companies to create a digital work environment that allows remote working.
Essential steps for a successful transition to the virtual workspaceElena Badea
Until now, working from home was an option used to increase employee motivation through the concept of work-life balance, the share of working from home being in most cases 1 day / week. Today, under the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, working from home is no longer an option but a solution. Thus, it has become the obligation of companies to create a digital work environment that allows remote working.
HARC implemented teleworking capabilities over the last five years in preparation for potential natural disasters and pandemics. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, HARC was well positioned to transition its employees to remote work using cloud-based collaboration tools, remote access to computers and data, and video conferencing. HARC's investments in technology infrastructure and emphasis on work-life balance created a culture conducive to remote work. As a result, HARC employees have been able to continue working and collaborating remotely during the pandemic.
The Future of Work Report | Andrew Bowell, Chief Disrupter, HPAndrew Bolwell
The Future of Work report provides key trends and insights on what the future of work could look like during and post COVID-19.
The Future of Work report delves into topics such as:
- The Wherever Office
- Remote Work for Employers and Employees
- Opportunities and Challenges
- Remote Work Offers Employees
- The Digitization of the Virtual Workplace
Learn more at hpmegatrends.com.
The document discusses the concept of "The WorkShop", which would be a system of flexible workspaces located in retail or commercial areas that could be accessed by individuals and organizations on an hourly, daily, or monthly basis. It suggests that factors like increased mobility, flexible work arrangements, and sustainability concerns could drive demand for such a model. The WorkShop aims to provide more choice and convenience than working from home or coffee shops by offering dedicated spaces for work close to where people live. The document explores potential impacts on individuals, organizations, communities, and the real estate market if the WorkShop model became widely adopted.
Organizational and behaviour changes during a pandemic and challenges after C...ANKUSH
- Organizations have had to rapidly change how they operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting to remote work and digital collaboration tools. Maintaining company culture during this significant change is important for employee experience and engagement.
- Companies are implementing strategies across an "influence model" with four quadrants to drive organizational change, including protecting core operations, innovating new ways of working, and motivating employees through meaning. This helps create an environment where thinking and behaviors align with needed changes.
- The pandemic is accelerating the shift to digital workplaces. Both employers and employees must balance professional and personal responsibilities in remote settings. Technology and maintaining social connections between remote staff will be important for success.
Creating the Modern Manufacturing WorkforceCognizant
For manufacturers seeking to thrive in an Industry 4.0 world, digitally enabling the workforce may be an excellent first step, facilitating better collaboration, innovative products, a better customer experience and a more robust supply chain. But it’s easier said than done. Getting there begins with a thorough examination of your organization’s competitive position and business initiatives.
The COVID19 pandemic has hit the economy of the globe hard and the coworking space industry is one of the top affected industries. Here is all you need to know about how it is adapting to the new normal.
More at - https://www.ikeva.com/coworking-space/mumbai/
Essential steps for a successful transition to the virtual workspaceConstantin Magdalina
Until now, working from home was an option used to increase employee motivation through the concept of work-life balance, the share of working from home being in most cases 1 day / week. Today, under the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, working from home is no longer an option but a solution. Thus, it has become the obligation of companies to create a digital work environment that allows remote working.
Essential steps for a successful transition to the virtual workspaceElena Badea
Until now, working from home was an option used to increase employee motivation through the concept of work-life balance, the share of working from home being in most cases 1 day / week. Today, under the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, working from home is no longer an option but a solution. Thus, it has become the obligation of companies to create a digital work environment that allows remote working.
HARC implemented teleworking capabilities over the last five years in preparation for potential natural disasters and pandemics. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, HARC was well positioned to transition its employees to remote work using cloud-based collaboration tools, remote access to computers and data, and video conferencing. HARC's investments in technology infrastructure and emphasis on work-life balance created a culture conducive to remote work. As a result, HARC employees have been able to continue working and collaborating remotely during the pandemic.
The Future of Work Report | Andrew Bowell, Chief Disrupter, HPAndrew Bolwell
The Future of Work report provides key trends and insights on what the future of work could look like during and post COVID-19.
The Future of Work report delves into topics such as:
- The Wherever Office
- Remote Work for Employers and Employees
- Opportunities and Challenges
- Remote Work Offers Employees
- The Digitization of the Virtual Workplace
Learn more at hpmegatrends.com.
The document discusses the concept of "The WorkShop", which would be a system of flexible workspaces located in retail or commercial areas that could be accessed by individuals and organizations on an hourly, daily, or monthly basis. It suggests that factors like increased mobility, flexible work arrangements, and sustainability concerns could drive demand for such a model. The WorkShop aims to provide more choice and convenience than working from home or coffee shops by offering dedicated spaces for work close to where people live. The document explores potential impacts on individuals, organizations, communities, and the real estate market if the WorkShop model became widely adopted.
Organizational and behaviour changes during a pandemic and challenges after C...ANKUSH
- Organizations have had to rapidly change how they operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting to remote work and digital collaboration tools. Maintaining company culture during this significant change is important for employee experience and engagement.
- Companies are implementing strategies across an "influence model" with four quadrants to drive organizational change, including protecting core operations, innovating new ways of working, and motivating employees through meaning. This helps create an environment where thinking and behaviors align with needed changes.
- The pandemic is accelerating the shift to digital workplaces. Both employers and employees must balance professional and personal responsibilities in remote settings. Technology and maintaining social connections between remote staff will be important for success.
Creating the Modern Manufacturing WorkforceCognizant
For manufacturers seeking to thrive in an Industry 4.0 world, digitally enabling the workforce may be an excellent first step, facilitating better collaboration, innovative products, a better customer experience and a more robust supply chain. But it’s easier said than done. Getting there begins with a thorough examination of your organization’s competitive position and business initiatives.
The post-COVID workplace | Guide to a brighter, safer future Condeco
Organizations have had to contend with existing lines of business slowing down or disappearing completely, and also with new opportunities rapidly emerging. They’ve had to deal with sudden redefinitions of their business real estate and what their physical premises exist to do. But perhaps most importantly, they’ve had to deal with the effects on how their employees work, and how they live, too. Start mapping out the road ahead.
Condeco | Flexible Work e-Book | SlideshareCondeco
Flexible work is one of the most talked-about subjects in the world of business today. After all the forced change of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are looking forward, towards operating at their best in a very different world of work. Find out more here: https://www.condecosoftware.com/modern-workplace/asset/ebooks/flexible-work/
IWG plc research report: the future of workAlyceTyler
We delve into what the new world of work
will look like for firms, from startups to
multinationals, and examine how a flexible,
mobile series of workplace options can
ensure business success.
Download and share the report
Executive SummaryCosmo, Incs CEO saw a threat capable of costBetseyCalderon89
Executive Summary
Cosmo, Inc's CEO saw a threat capable of costing the company a considerable
loss of market share in the wearable industry. To tackle this, the CEO
motivated the organization's project management team to research the
wearable market and develop current clients with something refreshing and
new and expand on the existing client base by speaking to new segment
populaces that the project team might not have tapped. The project
management team was tasked with developing a plan that would drive the
disruption of the wearable market in Cosmo, Inc favor.
This forceful arrangement will be meant to test the team; however,
cooperating as a successful and effective organization, we can and will
succeed (Kerzner, 2017). We are using Agile, Lean, and Scrum project tools to
help us fill in as viably and productively as possible to create one of the most
fantastic wearable results of the year. This plan will likewise situate Cosmo,
Inc to benefit from changing regulatory guidelines to open the health
wearable market to organizations like Cosmo, Inc.
Business Need
Due to recent discoveries made by Cosmo, Inc during a deep dive market
analytics project, a market shift that will cause a downturn in Cosmo, Inc's
revenue stream will occur as competition for this market share increases. To
combat the potential revenue loss Cosmo, Inc. has decided to put together a
marketing project that will stabilize the current market share and increase the
use of company products and services over new untapped populations and
demographics. Cosmo, Inc must keep innovating to grow its market share and
develop new exciting products and services.
Project Objectives
• Complete a strategic marketing program that will grow our customer
base by 20% over the next six months.
• Add a heart rate sensor and develop heart rate monitoring into our
Cosmo wearable app.
• Increase production of our wearable items by 25%
• Leverage social media and the IoT to make our products and services
compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and another trending
home AI's.
• Turn our customer service department into a technology service
department.
• Champion neutrality laws in technology now and in the future while
using best practices that meet or exceed current regulations.
Approach
The Agile program management process will be used. SCRUM will also be
employed to keep a team running with the most effective and efficient
productivity and development (Heerkens, 2018). Agile and SCRUM together
create the accountability, productivity flow with SCRUM helping move
development forward quickly (Davis, 2018). Effective and efficient forward
movement is needed to keep the project deliverables and marketing plans
moving to a deployed that is one time and produces the most significant
impact and thus benefit Cosmo, Inc.
Assumptions:
• The addition of new features in our wearable and corresponding
tracking app will boost sales.
• The project will enhance Cosmo, Inc's revenue stream without impacti ...
Navigating the new world ushered in overnight by COVID-19Belatrix Software
We’re all being challenged by the current situation. In a matter of weeks, much of what we have always taken for granted, has changed. In this Belatrix report, we explore five key areas that we have identified for leaders and managers to focus on.This covers the spectrum from looking after your employees, to evaluating what products and services will remain viable in the long-term.
EMERGENCE OF NEW DIGITALIZATION TECHNIQUES IN ORGANISATIONS IN.pptxArunimaHazra2
The document discusses the emergence of new digitalization techniques adopted by organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. It describes how the pandemic disrupted organizations, issues they faced, and the three-step response pattern of emergency response, crisis management, and focusing on the future. It also discusses digital trends that are likely to remain, including increased telework and adoption of digital solutions. The pandemic accelerated digital transformation, changing mindsets from "good-to-have" to "must-have." While some organizations adapted smoothly, the economic situation forced others to change. Overall, the pandemic highlighted the benefits of digital transformation.
UW Deloitte Case Competition 2014 (Solution by Team Saturn)Sarah Ma
QUICK DOC is an urgent care provider seeking to expand its operations through partnerships and new center openings. To support this growth, it needs to upgrade its outdated IT systems to meet federal compliance standards and enable scalability. The document recommends moving to a cloud-based ERP system to gain functional benefits while keeping costs low compared to traditional servers. It also suggests implementing change management strategies like training sessions, feedback meetings, and clear communication to minimize employee resistance to the new systems. The 10-year plan involves establishing IT infrastructure, entering new high-potential markets through healthcare partnerships, and becoming the national urgent care leader.
The document discusses the key elements needed for transforming workspaces for the future, including users from different generations, a variety of devices, and new enterprise communication and collaboration applications. It outlines how factors like the mobile workforce, evolving employee expectations, advancing technologies, and data-driven smart environments are driving the need for modern workspaces that improve productivity, flexibility, and cost savings. Cybersecurity is a critical enabler and accelerator for digital transformation and future workspace models.
The Future Unveiled: Unraveling The Forecasts And Wisdom Of Remote Employmentcrystaldnetwork
Embark on an eye-opening journey into the future of work with our intriguing presentation, "Navigating the Future: Trends and Insights in Remote Jobs." We're diving deep into the dynamic world of remote employment, exploring the trends that are reshaping the way we work. Whether you're a seasoned remote worker, a digital nomad chasing horizons, or an employer navigating the remote work landscape, this presentation is packed with insights to empower you in the ever-evolving realm of remote jobs.
Discover the strategies and skills that spell success in a job market where flexibility and adaptability take center stage. We're not just talking about the rise of digital nomadism or the evolution of virtual office spaces—we're offering practical takeaways that you can implement in your own work life.
Join us as we navigate the nuances of remote work, from essential skills to maintaining that all-important work-life balance. Gain a deeper understanding of the remote job market and unlock opportunities that align with the future of work.
Our presentation is your personalized guide to the future, offering a roadmap for individuals and businesses alike to not just survive but thrive in the era of remote employment. Stay ahead of the curve with "Navigating the Future: Trends and Insights in Remote Jobs," where we reimagine the way we think about and embrace work in our increasingly connected and flexible world.
_The Rise of Remote Work_ Reshaping the Future of Employment_.pdfRahulGite14
In recent years, there has been a remarkable shift in the way people work. The advent of technology and the global connectivity it brings has paved the way for the rise of remote work. What was once considered a novelty or a privilege for a select few has now become a widespread phenomenon, transforming the traditional office-based work culture. In this blog post, we will delve into the profound impact of remote work on the employment landscape and explore how it is reshaping the future of work.
This document discusses the rise of virtual offices and flexible work arrangements. It notes that technology and mobile workstyles are changing where and when work takes place, with many employees working remotely some of the time. Virtual offices allow businesses and entrepreneurs to reduce costs while maintaining a professional image. The Davinci Preferred Partner Network enables independent workspace providers to generate additional revenue by partnering with Davinci to access its wholesale channels for virtual office, meeting room, and communications services. Partners benefit from Davinci's client services and experience in this area.
The document discusses Cisco's business process re-engineering efforts. It describes how Cisco's rapid growth led to inefficiencies in its manual ordering and tracking systems. This prompted Cisco to re-engineer its processes to create an online ordering system called Manufacturing Connection Online. This system streamlined ordering, reduced costs by $24 million and labor costs by $51 million, and cut inventory by 45%. Cisco's re-engineering proved more effective than earlier simplification efforts and better positioned the company for continued growth.
IBM is adopting a phased approach to returning employees to the workplace following COVID-19 outbreaks. Wave 1 will see a small number of employees return who are expected to experience productivity benefits on site. Most will continue working remotely. Wave 1 guidance includes required masks and social distancing, enhanced cleaning, health screening, and limited travel. The timeline is dependent on local conditions like case rates and testing availability. The document provides principles, wave timeline and guidance, employee/visitor preparations, and a readiness checklist.
As one of the leaders in the workspace and communication sector and seeking to provide business office service providers with benchmarks and data that they can use to increase their revenues and improve their profit margins, we decided to produce a state of industry report. Admittedly, we’re almost awash in these reports, which typically conduct a survey of customers and providers in their particular industry segment and produce the results in a report format. We wanted to do something different, to produce a report that dived into deeper detail than a survey-based report and produced intelligent business insights.
The nature of work is changing significantly due to factors like the pandemic and increased flexibility. Many employees now prefer a hybrid or fully remote model, having realized they can be just as productive without commuting. Employers have also seen benefits like improved recruitment and retention from flexible policies. As a result, the role of offices is shifting, with most seeing their primary functions as fostering creativity, culture and innovation rather than requiring daily attendance. The government could support this transition by legislating working from home as default, simplifying conversions of offices to housing, and boosting broadband access.
Written by Al Paris + contributions of One Degree Team
The reopening of our economy has been assigned to the 50 individual states and their local municipalities. This has created a void of clarity and increasing confusion about a commonsense approach for a reopening strategy for business owners. Without a clear, mandated, coordinated strategy leaders are left with a myriad of questions, without a focused protocol, let alone a global cooperative strategy. Based on the natural challenges of COVID-19 it has become incumbent on business owners to acquire the knowledge while taking the responsibility for their customer’s and staff’s safety. Regardless of mandated protocols, the real challenge to overcome is the perception of the guest/customer of the health and well-being of the restaurant establishment. Our natural fight or flight instinct will be on high alert and it will be the customer’s perception of an establishment’s ability to deliver perceived safety that will actually drive the post-COVID-19 buying habits.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) presents many challenges for private, mid-market & small businesses, across the globe Focus has had to immediately shift from activities around improvement and digitalization, to the urgent steps needed to ensure business continuity and resilience.
CBRE101211 Wellness in the Workplace_FINALOctavia_69
The document discusses how workplace wellness will evolve in the future based on emerging trends. By 2040, the lines between work and home will blur and people will have more autonomy over where and when they work. Workplaces will become "trophy workplaces" that emphasize health, wellbeing, and an enjoyable experience. Healthcare will also change, with treatment no longer restricted to clinics and more integrated into daily life and work environments. Technologies like wearable devices and embedded sensors will make it easier for people to monitor and improve their health. Overall, wellness will rise in importance for both employees and employers in the future workplace.
UNIVERE BLUE CONNECT - How to define your hybrid work modelInteractiveNEC
Ford® is working on it. Along with CitiGroup® and Target® and Twitter® – plus Google™ and Microsoft®1. And just about every organization in business a year after COVID-19 first required the
work world to shelter in place. The “it,” of course, is a hybrid work model, one that accommodates employees working from the office and/or home without forcing “normal” business operations to skip a beat.
The document discusses the digital workplace and how it can transform the employee experience. It defines the digital workplace as the integration of technologies that employees use for communication, collaboration and work, breaking down barriers and fostering innovation. Implementing a successful digital workplace strategy requires addressing governance, risk, compliance and having the right tools and technologies to meet business goals and employee needs.
Emmanuel Katto Uganda - A PhilanthropistMarina Costa
Emmanuel Katto is a well-known businessman from Uganda who is improving his town via his charitable work and commercial endeavors. The Emka Foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on empowering adolescents through education, business, and skill development. He is the founder and CEO of this organization. His philanthropic journey is deeply personal, driven by a calling to make a positive difference in his home country. Check out the slides to more about his social work.
By refining the layout and replacing furnishings, people can more effectively enjoy themselves in their home environment. If you want to enhance the visual appeal of your home, then residential painting services are at your service. We take responsibility for transforming your dull spaces into vibrant ones. This PPT unveils the difference that professional painters make in elevating the look of your home.
The post-COVID workplace | Guide to a brighter, safer future Condeco
Organizations have had to contend with existing lines of business slowing down or disappearing completely, and also with new opportunities rapidly emerging. They’ve had to deal with sudden redefinitions of their business real estate and what their physical premises exist to do. But perhaps most importantly, they’ve had to deal with the effects on how their employees work, and how they live, too. Start mapping out the road ahead.
Condeco | Flexible Work e-Book | SlideshareCondeco
Flexible work is one of the most talked-about subjects in the world of business today. After all the forced change of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are looking forward, towards operating at their best in a very different world of work. Find out more here: https://www.condecosoftware.com/modern-workplace/asset/ebooks/flexible-work/
IWG plc research report: the future of workAlyceTyler
We delve into what the new world of work
will look like for firms, from startups to
multinationals, and examine how a flexible,
mobile series of workplace options can
ensure business success.
Download and share the report
Executive SummaryCosmo, Incs CEO saw a threat capable of costBetseyCalderon89
Executive Summary
Cosmo, Inc's CEO saw a threat capable of costing the company a considerable
loss of market share in the wearable industry. To tackle this, the CEO
motivated the organization's project management team to research the
wearable market and develop current clients with something refreshing and
new and expand on the existing client base by speaking to new segment
populaces that the project team might not have tapped. The project
management team was tasked with developing a plan that would drive the
disruption of the wearable market in Cosmo, Inc favor.
This forceful arrangement will be meant to test the team; however,
cooperating as a successful and effective organization, we can and will
succeed (Kerzner, 2017). We are using Agile, Lean, and Scrum project tools to
help us fill in as viably and productively as possible to create one of the most
fantastic wearable results of the year. This plan will likewise situate Cosmo,
Inc to benefit from changing regulatory guidelines to open the health
wearable market to organizations like Cosmo, Inc.
Business Need
Due to recent discoveries made by Cosmo, Inc during a deep dive market
analytics project, a market shift that will cause a downturn in Cosmo, Inc's
revenue stream will occur as competition for this market share increases. To
combat the potential revenue loss Cosmo, Inc. has decided to put together a
marketing project that will stabilize the current market share and increase the
use of company products and services over new untapped populations and
demographics. Cosmo, Inc must keep innovating to grow its market share and
develop new exciting products and services.
Project Objectives
• Complete a strategic marketing program that will grow our customer
base by 20% over the next six months.
• Add a heart rate sensor and develop heart rate monitoring into our
Cosmo wearable app.
• Increase production of our wearable items by 25%
• Leverage social media and the IoT to make our products and services
compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and another trending
home AI's.
• Turn our customer service department into a technology service
department.
• Champion neutrality laws in technology now and in the future while
using best practices that meet or exceed current regulations.
Approach
The Agile program management process will be used. SCRUM will also be
employed to keep a team running with the most effective and efficient
productivity and development (Heerkens, 2018). Agile and SCRUM together
create the accountability, productivity flow with SCRUM helping move
development forward quickly (Davis, 2018). Effective and efficient forward
movement is needed to keep the project deliverables and marketing plans
moving to a deployed that is one time and produces the most significant
impact and thus benefit Cosmo, Inc.
Assumptions:
• The addition of new features in our wearable and corresponding
tracking app will boost sales.
• The project will enhance Cosmo, Inc's revenue stream without impacti ...
Navigating the new world ushered in overnight by COVID-19Belatrix Software
We’re all being challenged by the current situation. In a matter of weeks, much of what we have always taken for granted, has changed. In this Belatrix report, we explore five key areas that we have identified for leaders and managers to focus on.This covers the spectrum from looking after your employees, to evaluating what products and services will remain viable in the long-term.
EMERGENCE OF NEW DIGITALIZATION TECHNIQUES IN ORGANISATIONS IN.pptxArunimaHazra2
The document discusses the emergence of new digitalization techniques adopted by organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. It describes how the pandemic disrupted organizations, issues they faced, and the three-step response pattern of emergency response, crisis management, and focusing on the future. It also discusses digital trends that are likely to remain, including increased telework and adoption of digital solutions. The pandemic accelerated digital transformation, changing mindsets from "good-to-have" to "must-have." While some organizations adapted smoothly, the economic situation forced others to change. Overall, the pandemic highlighted the benefits of digital transformation.
UW Deloitte Case Competition 2014 (Solution by Team Saturn)Sarah Ma
QUICK DOC is an urgent care provider seeking to expand its operations through partnerships and new center openings. To support this growth, it needs to upgrade its outdated IT systems to meet federal compliance standards and enable scalability. The document recommends moving to a cloud-based ERP system to gain functional benefits while keeping costs low compared to traditional servers. It also suggests implementing change management strategies like training sessions, feedback meetings, and clear communication to minimize employee resistance to the new systems. The 10-year plan involves establishing IT infrastructure, entering new high-potential markets through healthcare partnerships, and becoming the national urgent care leader.
The document discusses the key elements needed for transforming workspaces for the future, including users from different generations, a variety of devices, and new enterprise communication and collaboration applications. It outlines how factors like the mobile workforce, evolving employee expectations, advancing technologies, and data-driven smart environments are driving the need for modern workspaces that improve productivity, flexibility, and cost savings. Cybersecurity is a critical enabler and accelerator for digital transformation and future workspace models.
The Future Unveiled: Unraveling The Forecasts And Wisdom Of Remote Employmentcrystaldnetwork
Embark on an eye-opening journey into the future of work with our intriguing presentation, "Navigating the Future: Trends and Insights in Remote Jobs." We're diving deep into the dynamic world of remote employment, exploring the trends that are reshaping the way we work. Whether you're a seasoned remote worker, a digital nomad chasing horizons, or an employer navigating the remote work landscape, this presentation is packed with insights to empower you in the ever-evolving realm of remote jobs.
Discover the strategies and skills that spell success in a job market where flexibility and adaptability take center stage. We're not just talking about the rise of digital nomadism or the evolution of virtual office spaces—we're offering practical takeaways that you can implement in your own work life.
Join us as we navigate the nuances of remote work, from essential skills to maintaining that all-important work-life balance. Gain a deeper understanding of the remote job market and unlock opportunities that align with the future of work.
Our presentation is your personalized guide to the future, offering a roadmap for individuals and businesses alike to not just survive but thrive in the era of remote employment. Stay ahead of the curve with "Navigating the Future: Trends and Insights in Remote Jobs," where we reimagine the way we think about and embrace work in our increasingly connected and flexible world.
_The Rise of Remote Work_ Reshaping the Future of Employment_.pdfRahulGite14
In recent years, there has been a remarkable shift in the way people work. The advent of technology and the global connectivity it brings has paved the way for the rise of remote work. What was once considered a novelty or a privilege for a select few has now become a widespread phenomenon, transforming the traditional office-based work culture. In this blog post, we will delve into the profound impact of remote work on the employment landscape and explore how it is reshaping the future of work.
This document discusses the rise of virtual offices and flexible work arrangements. It notes that technology and mobile workstyles are changing where and when work takes place, with many employees working remotely some of the time. Virtual offices allow businesses and entrepreneurs to reduce costs while maintaining a professional image. The Davinci Preferred Partner Network enables independent workspace providers to generate additional revenue by partnering with Davinci to access its wholesale channels for virtual office, meeting room, and communications services. Partners benefit from Davinci's client services and experience in this area.
The document discusses Cisco's business process re-engineering efforts. It describes how Cisco's rapid growth led to inefficiencies in its manual ordering and tracking systems. This prompted Cisco to re-engineer its processes to create an online ordering system called Manufacturing Connection Online. This system streamlined ordering, reduced costs by $24 million and labor costs by $51 million, and cut inventory by 45%. Cisco's re-engineering proved more effective than earlier simplification efforts and better positioned the company for continued growth.
IBM is adopting a phased approach to returning employees to the workplace following COVID-19 outbreaks. Wave 1 will see a small number of employees return who are expected to experience productivity benefits on site. Most will continue working remotely. Wave 1 guidance includes required masks and social distancing, enhanced cleaning, health screening, and limited travel. The timeline is dependent on local conditions like case rates and testing availability. The document provides principles, wave timeline and guidance, employee/visitor preparations, and a readiness checklist.
As one of the leaders in the workspace and communication sector and seeking to provide business office service providers with benchmarks and data that they can use to increase their revenues and improve their profit margins, we decided to produce a state of industry report. Admittedly, we’re almost awash in these reports, which typically conduct a survey of customers and providers in their particular industry segment and produce the results in a report format. We wanted to do something different, to produce a report that dived into deeper detail than a survey-based report and produced intelligent business insights.
The nature of work is changing significantly due to factors like the pandemic and increased flexibility. Many employees now prefer a hybrid or fully remote model, having realized they can be just as productive without commuting. Employers have also seen benefits like improved recruitment and retention from flexible policies. As a result, the role of offices is shifting, with most seeing their primary functions as fostering creativity, culture and innovation rather than requiring daily attendance. The government could support this transition by legislating working from home as default, simplifying conversions of offices to housing, and boosting broadband access.
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1. The workplace
reconnect:
how to safely
navigate the
return to the
office
At a pivotal juncture for the future of
work, effectively reimagining facilities
management strategies for the hybrid
or in-office model can help businesses
and their employees thrive.
2. 2
78%
of employers
want to keep
working in an office
Introduction
Some workers may have returned to the
office last week, following the removal of
Plan B Covid measures in England, but the
business/corporate world’s response has
been decisively divided.
In the nation’s capital, industry traditionalists
such as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and
HSBC were among the firms determined
to see their employees return to the office
environment. And the 8% increase in journeys
recorded on the London underground
network, after work-from-home Covid
guidance ending in January, would suggest
The City’s population followed suit.
Yet other leading organisations from Intel to
Google and Microsoft remain firmly rooted
in the hybrid working corner, and look set to
embrace flexibility in the way they work and
the environment in which employees are
asked to perform their daily duties.
At the outset of the pandemic – when
its scale and impact was still to be truly
determined – the prospect of a return to the
traditional office environment seems almost
inevitable. Now, some three years down the
line, it seems increasingly implausible.
In the wake of numerous lockdowns,
flexibility and remote work have become so
deeply engrained in the mindset of leading
organisations and their staff that re-imposing
conventional working models appears a
distant prospect.
With research showing that the majority
want a hybrid setup, has the working world
changed for good? And what impact will the
new peaks and troughs of shifting working
patterns have on facilities management?
The SBFM Hybrid Work Report explores
those very questions, offering some unique
insights into the future of managing corporate
premises in the era of hybrid working.
3. 3
40%
of employees
want more
flexible working
practices
Flexible cleaning strategies for
fluctuating building occupancy
With the UK’s vaccination roll-out in full
flow, and COVID-19 restrictions largely lifted,
offices are slowly getting populated again,
with the IWG expecting occupancy rates
to get back to pre-pandemic levels by the
middle of 2022. SBFM explores what the
post-pandemic office may look like and the
impact on cleaning and hygiene practices.
Following prolonged periods of working from
home, and hybrid operations, the nation’s
corporations are expected to ramp-up the
return to the workplace. But with shifting
worker attitudes, and against a backdrop
of shifting COVID-19 constraints, economic
changes, and technological development,
the traditional office is unlikely to operate the
way it did before.
As a result, when businesses search for their
next commercial cleaning partner, they’ll
have a new set of demands.
Varying occupancy
The global pandemic has established new
ways of working. Research has found that,
globally, 40% of employees want more
flexible working practices, including options
for working from home and part-time
working. Similarly the CIPD’s Embedding
new ways of working post-pandemic report
revealed, while 65% of employers either did
not offer regular working from home at all
before the pandemic – or offered it to 10%
or less of their workforce – that figure is
expected to fall dramatically to 37% after the
crisis.
For most organisations, the introduction
of hybrid or flexible working will result in
fluctuating occupancies in their buildings.
This will require a significant shift in ways of
working, but also the need to establish new,
more flexible cleaning practices.
SBFM will use its extensive experience of
corporate cleaning to bring greater control
of services in critical areas. By creating a
detailed profile of office activity against
cleaning needs, we can deliver a highly
tailored solution for cleaning resource and
activity, closely mapped to the nuances
of your operational requirements at each
building.
This means that cleaning practices will be
shaped to your needs, and delivered based
upon need and level of use, occupancy rates,
and areas identified as requiring cleaning
due to high usage or levels of footfall, rather
than by simply following standard, routine
cleaning schedules.
4. 4
To better optimise staff scheduling and
cleaning operations, we use leading edge
footfall analytics and data insights to
determine building occupancy levels at
all times. With insight into your business’s
foot traffic trends, our cleaning teams can
be better equipped to match staff and
resource supply with customer and operation
demands.
Highly accurate footfall technologies count
people entering or exiting your office building
and track occupant behaviour while in work,
providing critical insights into how to improve
cleaning operations and schedules. Data
collected can be used to predict traffic flow,
the busiest periods, as well as high footfall
hotspots to establish effective cleaning
schedules at the most appropriate times.
Whether you require cleaning outside
opening hours, daytime cleaning and support
options, or specialised COVID-19 services, we
have you covered.
Safety first
Unsurprisingly given recent events, employee
safety will be a top priority for organisations
moving forward. Some 74% of UK businesses
said they would be placing a greater focus
on health and safety in the workplace.
Government regulations are going some way
to ensuring enterprises adopt caution when
it comes to employee wellbeing, but with
75% of UK businesses having implemented
their own procedures and controls beyond
government guidance, it seems many
organisations are going above and beyond to
protect staff.
Considering office cleanliness was listed as
a top concern for employees returning to
the office by a Bupa Health Clinics study,
effective cleaning regimes are imperative.
With a range of specialist cleaning and
disinfectant services available, SBFM are
here to ensure your premises meet the
cleanliness and hygiene standards required.
Our high-quality cleaning services are
designed to mitigate risk and safeguard
the welfare of building occupants. By
equipping our experienced cleaning teams
with the latest in specialist cleaning products
and technology, we effectively protect
against microbial infection and maintain a
heightened level of hygiene in your buildings.
Such an elevated level of protection is
delivered via anti-microbial disinfectant
fogging to disinfect large areas and rapidly
clean multiple surfaces, proven infection
control techniques that provide a 30-day
protective shield against COVID-19 and other
pathogens, and much more.
As an added layer of protection, we also
provide a full premise deep clean to BICSc
standards, with an increased focus on
touchpoints and areas with high volumes of
footfall and interaction.
5. 5
Early-Mid 20th Century
Open office floorplans
As more labour moved indoors,
systematic open plan layouts
became a polular strategy for
productivity and large scale
movement.
The 2000’s
The Coworking boom
As digital and automation technology
became more robust, the workforce
began to embrace a more mobile culture,
and a trend towards Coworking Spaces
Blossomed
The 1990’s
Optimised desk and offices
With computers becoming smaller,
more powerful and commercially
available, office design shifted to
incorporate more spacious, creative
and empowering environments.
The 2010’s
Flexible workspace industry flourishes
With the rise of social media,
globalisation and commercialism,
consumer and executive lifestyle attitudes
towards work shifted towards favouring
choice in workplace environment.
Early 19th Century
The start of dedicated
workspaces
Paperwork, logistics and the
start of globalisation introduced
the need for dedicated
workspaces.
Late 19th Century
The office is born
The introduction of
commercial telephones and
typewriters and, created a
shift from manual labour to
more desk based jobs.
HISTORY OF
THE MODERN
OFFICE
of UK
businesses
said they would
be placing a
greater focus
on health and
safety in the
workplace
74%
Consider collaboration
In what CBRE call the ‘hotelisation of office
space’, open plan, glass-walled offices
with social areas are already establishing
themselves as the norm. But as workers
and employers call for greater collaborative
space within offices – as individuals return
following prolonged periods of isolated home
working – places where colleagues can
interact and work closely together in teams
will likely grow in prominence.
As traditional desk layouts are replaced by
hot-desking, larger coworking activity-based
working spaces and more relaxed breakout
areas, cleaning practices must adapt
too. In the new collaborative landscape
organisations will need to be more diligent
with respect to the cleaning of high-touch
surfaces, the frequent sanitising of shared
work areas and centralised waste diversion.
This may require changes in cleaning
frequency including daytime shift patterns
and the adoption of high-tech equipment to
improve the hygiene, safety and appearance
of collaborative offices.
All of this can be achieved with the support of
an experienced commercial cleaning partner,
such as SBFM. To reduce your costs, improve
standards and offer greater transparency
we grade buildings and areas within them,
delivering appropriate standards and
targeted cleaning for critical areas. The result
is a seamless balance of quality, reliability,
cost-effectiveness and transparency.
To find out how SBFM can support and
guide you on your journey to reoccupying
your office space, contact our expert team
or visit our Corporate Cleaning page.
6. 6
81%
of employees
Want to keep
working in an
office.
Cleaning strategies for the
new hybrid office
To increase productivity and meet calls from
employees for greater flexibility, businesses
are expected to transition away from the
traditional way of working — necessitating a
fundamental rethink of cleaning strategies
and schedules to reflect the new hybrid
working model.
As lockdown restrictions slowly diminish,
modern enterprises across the UK are now
focused on a challenge never previously
experienced – bringing employees back
into the office after prolonged periods of
remote working.
It has become clear that initial predictions
that working from home would become the
new norm have been deeply overstated, as
many organisations seek to adopt a hybrid
working model or full return to the office in
the coming months.
A recent survey revealed that despite 75%
of organisations saying they have some
employees who are reluctant to return to
the office, almost all (97%) organisations
are implementing or planning to implement
hybrid working . While 78 per cent of
businesses and 81 per cent of employees
want to keep working in an office .
Despite such a drive for a return to the
physical workspace, employee fears and
concerns around the impact of Covid-19 on
their workplace welfare persist. Indeed, three
quarters of staff (78 percent) are worried
about the environment awaiting them, and
just 16 percent of those set to return are fully
confident about their health and safety back
at the office .
Given such reluctance, supporting
employees, alleviating fears around their
health and wellbeing, and ensuring they feel
comfortable returning to the office will remain
a major challenge for many enterprises.
Fundamental to this will be planning and
implementing tailored and effective cleaning
strategies throughout the corporate estate.
7. 7
of workers
are worried
about the
environment
awaiting them
78%
Addressing hygiene fears –
key considerations
As organisations move beyond the
constraints of the traditional working model,
so too much the cleaning strategies that
safeguard employees in the physical working
space. Flexibility, therefore, has become a
critical facet in any cleaning strategy, be that
for a single office space or across an entire
corporate estate.
Cleaning schedules need to align to the
new working practices being adopted –
whether that is a hybrid approach or one in
which employees are in the office full-
time. Depending on operational hours, this
could mean early morning cleaning before
your premises opens, evening cleans after
operational hours, or even increasing the
visibility of cleaners during working hours to
provide great reassurance to employees.
To better optimise staff scheduling and
cleaning operations today’s leading facilities
management providers are using advanced
footfall analytics and data insights to
determine building occupancy levels at all
times. With insight into a business’s foot traffic
trends, the cleaning team can be better
equipped to match staff and resource supply
with customer and operation demands.
Highly accurate footfall technologies count
people entering or exiting an office building
and track occupant behaviour while in work,
providing critical insights into how to improve
cleaning operations and schedules. Data
collected can be used to predict traffic flow,
the busiest periods, as well as high footfall
hotspots to establish effective cleaning
schedules at the most appropriate times.
For businesses that face an increasingly
economically challenging landscape,
this ability to find innovative and cost-
effective solutions to minimise spending
while maximising the efficiency of cleaning
schedules is invaluable.
Such agility must also extend to the services
being delivered. Businesses should seek a
cleaning specialist that is able to respond
to changing expectations. For instance,
increasingly the frequency of cleaning to
manage increased occupancy levels, or even
responding promptly to unexpected events,
such as secondary localised outbreaks within
working premises.
An optimised and dynamic strategy
combining traditional contract cleaning,
deep cleaning, specialist Covid-19 cleaning
& sanitisation and washroom services will
deliver a consistently high level of hygiene
across all areas of any building, while at
the same time effectively mitigating risk by
ensuring businesses are prepared for all
eventualities.
When a knowledgeable partner underpins
such a strategy, with unparalleled industry
experience, corporations can also be assured
of a balance of quality, reliability, cost-
effectiveness and transparency.
8. 8
61%
of surveyed
individuals
claim that seeing
cleaners in public
spaces makes
them feel that
safety measures
are being taken
seriously
Should cleaning operatives be
more visible in a post-lockdown
built environment?
Research suggests that for 75 per cent of
people the ability to check the hygiene
protocols of public and commercial
premises online and actively see stringent
hygiene and cleaning procedures taking
place, would make them more likely to visit .
SBFM asks; should cleaners be more visible
in a post-pandemic working environment?
Cleaning operatives have for some time
played an essential, yet largely unseen role
in maintaining cleanliness in a variety of
workplaces. Be that performing out-of-hours
routine cleaning or springing into action to
perform deep cleans and disinfecting
areas closed due to reported COVID-19
cases.The pandemic has served to highlight
not only the need for high quality cleaning
processes, and rigorous health protocols for
consistent cleaning and disinfecting, but also
greater visibility and frequency of cleaning.
And it would seem pandemic-induced
changes in public attitudes towards hygiene
have forever altered cleaning practices as
the world re-opens.
Cleaning for instilling confidence
With some 61% of surveyed individuals
claiming that seeing cleaners in public
spaces makes them feel that safety
measures are being taken seriously, a
quarter of people saying that visible cleaning
instilled a sense of trust in the environment,
and 27% agreeing it made them feel safe, it is
perhaps of little surprise that customers are
demanding higher frequency of cleans and
highly visible schedules.
The implication is that organisations that fail
to provide greater visibility of cleaning in their
buildings run the very real risk of damaging
consumer or employee confidence and will
likely be presented with more far-reaching
consequences. Failure to instil confidence
in retail customers, for instance, could result
in reduced footfall and, ultimately, revenue
for retailers.
9. 9
40%
of employees
want more
flexible working
practices
We are seeing that, in populated built
environments — corporate offices and
retail outlets, for example — the mindset
shift towards cleaning for confidence has
accelerated the frequency of cleans and the
desire for highly visible schedules.
From an FM and cleaning perspective the
place to start is to understand the operational
parameters of the building or buildings
themselves – including levels of occupancy,
activities being undertaken within and
general layout.
Having such a high-level knowledge can
be vital to proficiently planning, executing
and monitoring cleaning activities across
corporate estates. Even more so in the
era where cleaners must be visible, but
still adhere to strict and necessary social
distancing guidelines.
SBFM’s ability to deploy 3D scanning
technology to capture spatial data and
images from corporate offices, and create
fully immersive panoramas of indoor
spaces, can help our cleaning operatives
to safely navigate premises during daytime
operations.
By combining such visual data with our
innate capability to understand our clients
and deliver what they want, rather than
telling them what we offer, we can shape our
service around their needs.
Clearly each environment is unique,
particularly when it comes to cleaning
requirement. However, that said, in many
of the corporate environments in which
we operate, to reassure people of safety,
our operatives are now performing greater
volumes of daytime cleaning and periodic
programmes of sanitisation fogging cleans to
high footfall/high touch areas.
To facilitate the touchpoint cleaning we
deploy a suite of advanced COVID-19
fogging equipment to high-touch areas in
each of our clients’ sites and train a core
team of people, negating any need for call
outs and additional costs for any reactive
infection cleans. This allows our teams to
react responsively at a local level.
Total transparency
Of course, such visibility is not solely limited
to the built environment. At SBFM we are
working closely with clients to increase
transparency of our day-to-day operations,
including overall contract performance and
financial detail.
By delivering such data via a real time
client dashboard, we can provide increased
visibility of everything from attendance, audit
results, compliance reports, period work
schedules, management communication and
much more.
To find out more, visit: www.sb-fm.co.uk
10. 10
only
16%
of those set to
return are fully
confident about
their health and
safety back in
the office.
Is cleaning more important now
Plan B restrictions are lifted?
As England relaxes Plan B restrictions –
including ‘work from home’ guidance
and the mandatory use of masks in public
spaces – SBFM asks does the cleaning
industry need a strategy in place to ease
public fears? And could effective cleaning
regimes be fundamental to living with
the virus?
Despite a high proportion of the public
remaining sceptical, community perception
of the health risks of easing restrictions still
high, and backlash from high profile bodies
including the NHS Confederation and
teachers and nurses’ unions, the nation is
now returning to some sort of pre-pandemic
normality.
The latest changes will see large swathes
of workers ditch the spare room and head
back into the office on a full-time basis.
While nightclubs will reopen their doors, the
requirement for table service in hospitality is
to end and attendance limits on indoor events
are to be lifted.
Two years into the pandemic, any hope
of eradicating the virus seems out of the
question. If the Health Secretary Sajid Javid
is to be believed, despite the relaxation of
measures marking a “major milestone” for
England, it is not the end of the road, and we
must instead “learn to live with COVID in the
same way we have to live with flu.”
Although Government curbs have been
removed, this is certainly not the time for
complacency about the virus. The priority
now is to manage the reality that Covid-19
is here to stay. A whole new level of
preparedness is therefore crucial, particularly
as new waves of coronavirus (and indeed
other pathogens) arrive on our shores; we
need a system of effective hygiene protocols
in place to ensure everyone is protected to
the utmost.
The business community in particular – be
that retail stores encountering growing
footfall, corporates welcoming back high
volumes of employees, or schools, colleges
and universities inviting students back onto
campus – need to establish the best lines of
defence to give themselves the greatest level
of protection.
Even more so given growing public anxiety
around the return to normality. Some three
quarters of staff (78 percent) are worried
about the office environment awaiting them.
While 82% of UK shoppers said they won’t
spend money in a store if it doesn’t look clean
or hygienic.
11. 11
82%
of UK shoppers
said they won’t
spend money in a
store if it doesn’t
look clean or
hygienic
Vaccines undoubtedly will be central to our
fight against COVID, yet effective cleaning
practices provide one of our greatest
chances of slowing the spread. After
performing a largely unnoticed but essential
service in the background for many years,
the pandemic has only served to bring our
industry’s value into the spotlight. Since the
onset of the virus, but especially in 2021,
cleaning services have been recognised as
an essential strategy in the fight against the
virus in many industries.
The fact that the cleaning industry has
remained at the forefront of the fight against
the pandemic and played a pivotal role in
helping the UK and Europe’s businesses
re-open, and most crucially remain
open amidst lockdowns and nationwide
restrictions, speaks volumes for the
contribution it has made.
It is such adaptation that will undoubtedly
continue to prove central to ensuring business
continuity and protecting employee welfare.
We’ve already seen the advantages that
routine and thorough cleaning can have in
varying working environments, but it is the
initiative-taking approach to effective virus
sanitation practices that will aid businesses in
alleviating public concerns and anxieties.
Incorporating supplementary virus and
bacteria sanitisation programmes of this
nature into daily cleaning regimes will not
only provide an additional level of protection,
but also further reassurances to guarantee
businesses will be prepared should the
worse happen.
Such agility must also extend to the services
delivered. Commercial cleaning businesses
need to include in-built flexibility in all
contracts if they are to survive in a world
continuously reshaped by the virus.
Businesses will seek a cleaning partner that
is able to respond to changing expectations.
For instance, increasingly the frequency of
cleaning to manage increased occupancy
levels, or indeed reducing the number of days
on-site to accommodate the newly trialled
four day working week. While the capability
to respond promptly to unexpected events,
such as secondary localised outbreaks
within working premises will remain a key
requirement.
In today’s market, optimised and dynamic
strategies must combine traditional core
contract cleaning with deep cleaning, and
specialist Covid-19 cleaning & sanitisation if
they are to deliver a consistently high level of
hygiene across all areas of any building. Such
an approach will effectively be mitigating risk
by ensuring businesses are prepared for all
eventualities.
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Your trusted partner
for corporate spaces
SBFM has been delivering outstandingly clean and safe
environments in the corporate space since 2013.
We combine our extensive expertise, and UK-wide
coverage, to improve occupant satisfaction, foster enhanced
productivity, and help your business make a great first
impression as soon as people walk through the door.
Our experienced cleaning teams use specialist cleaning
products and leverage leading-edge technologies to
help protect against microbial infection and maintain a
consistently elevated level of hygiene in your buildings.
This offers greater reassurances for returning colleagues,
customers and visitors.
To find out how we can support your business,
contact us today.