Tag: Remote working

Brush up Then Join in: Self-presentation On Video Conferencing Might Affect Your Career

According to a new nationwide study commissioned by Eskenzi PR and carried out by Onepoll, 40 percent of respondents say they have judged their co-workers based on what their house looks like during video conferencing. Thankfully, 28 percent of those admitting...

Automation To The Rescue: Optimise Your CX and Remote Workforce

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that many companies had not implemented an adequate business continuity strategy, resulting in a frantic rush to roll out technology that enables staff to work from home. However, business continuity planning spans much wider than...

Can We Really Be Productive In the Comfort of our Own Home?

All it takes is one major event or natural disaster to disrupt the way businesses operate, which can ultimately negatively impact productivity and the bottom line. These events can often prevent us from working in our corporate offices, conducting business...

Virgin Mobile UAE Customer Care Team is Going Remote

Virgin Mobile UAE, the double gold winner at the 2019 Gulf Customer Experience Awards, announces a work-from-home scheme for its entire customer care staff. The company now makes it possible for their customer staff to offer 24/7 support from their...

Remote Control: Keeping Your Employees Safe With Remote Working

Companies around the world are telling employees to work from home to protect themselves from catching coronavirus and to stop it spreading. Business continuity is not the only reason for employees to work from home – remote working increases productivity, results...

Remote Working: Identifying and Preventing Security Breaches

The workplace has evolved beyond recognition for many people in recent years, with one of the most significant changes being that more and more people are now offered the option of working remotely. This incentive is a result of a...

Reimagining Employee Experience in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become engrained in our day-to-day lives without us even noticing. From basic voice assistants that can play music by just saying one word, to self-driving cars – there’s no turning back from the world of AI....

British Airways Staff go East for ‘Workation’ Opportunity

British Airways is among firms taking part in a new initiative to boost productivity by having staff go on a week-long “workation” to Lithuania. The Workstation Vilinius programme offers firms the chance to send staff to the Lithuanian capital to work,...

Kids Causing Summertime Blues for Home Workers

Summertime may be fun for the kids when school’s out, but for home workers it can lead to days filled with noise and distractions. With an ever-growing number of the UK workforce operating from home offices, the summer holidays can be a...

Reducing the Carbon Footprint of your Business

Over the last decade, there has been a noticeable change in the way society perceives the environment. Having seen the impact pollution and carbon emissions is having on the ecological system, consumers and businesses alike are adopting new practices in...