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Interesting stories on remote working from aroud the web.
Vaillant, a leading manufacturer of gas and solid fuel domestic heating appliance boilers, called for Interchange’s help to install the latest GPRS mobile technology to enhance and develop its service and support business even further.
The solution helped out the company’s national service organisation Heatcall, which provides after sales support through it team of 100 engineers.
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The outcome of the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen is disappointing, but it has served to remind us all of the ongoing importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving our environmental practice.
So it does no harm to remind ourselves of the ‘green’ advantages of VoIP conferencing, which eliminates the need for face-to-face meetings, which in turn helps to reduce travel and improve our carbon footprint.
A University of Bradford report has showed each conference call that replaces a meeting can avoid travel and subsistence costs of at least £178 and free up £120 of management time for more productive purposes as well as eliminating a minimum of 40kg of travel-related CO2.
In uncertain economic times, employers need to focus on improving the work experience and motivation of their staff: that was one of the findings of a new survey by Accenture published in Management Issues.
One of the most popular ways for employers to help employees, it emerged from the research, was to change working patterns. Around a quarter of the managers surveyed favoured policies such as remote working, flexible schedules, four-day work weeks, telecommuting and travel subsidies to help staff cope with the weak economy. Continue reading…
The recent news that Nottingham City Council plans to introduce a parking fee for companies that provide staff parking highlights another very good reason for businesses to dispense with their office premises altogether.
As Nottingham follows in the footsteps of other similar initiatives across the country, including London and Durham, which both charge for motorists to drive into the city centre, before long, it won’t just be the price of petrol, but the price of parking, which will put increased financial stress on businesses.
Modernising working patterns to incorporate more flexible ways of working inevitably involves change, for the individual, the team and the organisation.
One of the main challenges of such an implementation is overcoming reluctance to change. Employees may fear loss of support, managers loss of control and organisations the loss of well established working practices. To make the transition, businesses need to shift entrenched perceptions, address the fear of the unknown, and educate staff and managers alike to buy into the process.
This includes debunking some of the myths that surround flexible working. Rather than losing control over their working lives, being out of the office can give employees more freedom, enabling them to make decisions on how they allocate their time. Rather than teams suffering from a lack of close supervision, managers often find they work better and more productively under their own steam.
