Why We Need To Leverage Digital Adoption By Increasing Skills
The pandemic has dramatically accelerated the rate of digital adoption amongst the UK’s small business community. What needs to happen …
The pandemic has dramatically accelerated the rate of digital adoption amongst the UK’s small business community. What needs to happen …
By Emma Ames
Last year, not all firms could offer remote working options for employees, but many of those who were able to are now considering how they can blend the best of home working with the best of working at physical premises.
Employees’ expectations have also changed for good. According to Microsoft’s recent Work Trend Index, 71 percent of UK workers want flexible remote work options to stay. Data from the CIPD shows that 65 percent of employers offered no option to work from home before the pandemic, a figure that has now fallen to 37 percent.
As SMEs now look at their return to physical premises, business owners and leaders can build the true hybrid workplace of the future. And there’s a strong reason to do so.
By Emma Ames
The global pandemic has set new precedents in our attitudes towards how, where, and when we work. Lockdowns taught us that so much more can be done remotely than we ever thought possible and proved to the UK workforce that a large percentage of businesses could facilitate remote working structures – and now it could be here to stay.
As labour markets become increasingly competitive, SMEs must make sure they stand out as businesses that will invest in their workforce, show care and compassion towards their wellbeing, and be flexible in how their employees’ work.
Rafael Cortes, head of marketing at Foehn, explains how cloud phone systems can deliver rapid return on investment and why it’s important not to cut any corners on the journey to deployment.
Rafael Cortes, head of marketing at Foehn, analyses the the cost and efficiency gains that can be achieved by integrating cloud technologies – freeing up teams to pursue that sought-after growth.
Most companies have a choice when it comes to outsourcing aspects of their business operations, but the phone system is one function where historically companies have had little say. Rafael Cortes, head of marketing at Foehn, explains how the cloud has opened up the options now available to SMEs and with them new levels of control.
Rafael Cortes, head of marketing at Foehn, explains how SMEs can now take control of telephony, helping each grow faster and achieve a more unified approach to business communications.