
SMEs can lose up to £25,000 a year from staff being absent for various reasons, so technologies that enable flexible working is surely a good thing? Flexible working systems will enable people to work remotely, from home or unconventional hours to fit in with their busy lives.
However, businesses are nervous about investing in anything other than the most essential technologies, adding to the challenge.
It’s believed that better collaboration between vendors and channel partners could deliver target solutions combining technology, finance and an element of reassurance to customers who are looking to implement a flexible working business plan.
Despite this businesses feel that implementing flexible working policies requires ripping out existing infrastructure, which is unlikely to be approved. Instead they’re seeking partnerships and technology that revitalises existing systems.
To achieve a realistic change to flexible working, businesses can extend desk phone capabilities to a mobile device to give staff the ability to work flexibly, which is not at all costly and could reduce costs in the long-term.
The new flexible working legislation will doubtless encourage businesses to look at flexible working technologies. Resellers must seize this opportunity by educating and informing people about the benefits of this technology.
Find out more about flexible working technology at the Interchange Group.
As featured on www.channelweb.co.uk.