remote working

Employing temporary staff is a great way to keep employment costs low, allowing you to take people on to meet short-lived bursts in demand. Unfortunately, providing the infrastructure required to help temporary staff be productive from day one is more … Continued

Running a small business requires you to manage your mailbox, make and keep appointments and work through your task list – and as your business gathers pace, the pile of “to dos” also grows exponentially. For many business owners, this … Continued

When it comes to implementing a remote working regime, there is a high degree of trust involved. Employers must trust their staff to work from home and complete the functions of their job as they would at the office. By … Continued

Although unemployment levels have remained high due to the ongoing economic downturn, people with specific skills are still in high demand. For smaller businesses, attracting talent has always been difficult, particularly if candidates have to be drawn from the local … Continued

Have you ever spent the train journey into work staring aimlessly into space? Reading newspapers or pulp novels maybe? Or simply worrying about that urgent document you need to get as soon as you arrive in office? There is a … Continued

Yahoo has recently contacted all of their staff to announce a ban on “flexible” working with immediate effect. The idea is intended to improve team collaboration by having everyone working together in local offices. However, Yahoo’s decision runs contrary to … Continued

According to a recent survey by O2, 77% of employers encourage staff to work flexibly (including offsite). However, only 19% of employees corroborate this statistic, suggesting that flexible working provisions are not well advertised to staff. The O2 survey comes … Continued

Snow seems to affect British businesses badly, often forcing offices to close and costing billions of pounds per year in lost productivity. However, modern technology can now offer ways around office closures, allowing your staff to remain productive even when … Continued

Many businesses up and down the country (and across the world) are preparing to close their offices during Christmas and New Year. Some people and companies, however, will be operating as normal, and that could include some of all of … Continued

The Cloud has made it possible for companies to radically change the way they do business. It allows staff to access corporate systems around the clock using their laptops, tablets and smartphones, in order to provide customers with service better … Continued