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Smartway2 Workplace Survey Reveals Workers Not Interested in Full-Time Work from Home Post COVID-19
Hot off the press! More insights from our recent COVID-19 Returning to Work Survey. The majority of employees want a hybrid work environment; and believe the pandemic has accelerated their organization’s shift to more agile, flexible and autonomous workplaces....
5 Hot Desking Protocols Every Workplace Should Follow
The way we work is undergoing one of the greatest shifts of all time. The long-established norm of having your own desk and sticking to it is being challenged with a sense of urgency no-one could have predicted. This change began long before Covid 19. The impact of...
Smartway2 survey reveals only 2% of workers want to return to the office status quo
A survey of business decision makers has found that just 2% of people want to return to the old status quo of working from the office full-time - with workers preferring to split their time between the home and the office from now on. In the survey business...
The ‘new normal’ is smart, automated and connected
In some European countries almost 70% of people are now back to work, whereas in the UK the figure is below 40%. For some, fear of using public transport is holding them back, while others are finding they're more productive at home. There are many factors influencing...
What is Activity Based Working (ABW)?
Thanks to our ever-changing world, the traditional model of employees being assigned a desk is fast becoming a thing of the past. In its place are workplaces designed with flexibility in mind, providing employees with a diverse range of work spaces such as lounges...
Latest News: Smartway2 Launches COVID-Safe Workplace Solution
Hot off the press! As anyone who attended our recent Planning a Safe Return to Work webinar will know, we've been busy configuring Smartway2 to solve key challenges around creating a COVID-safe workplace. Here's our recent press release announcing functionality that...
Clean Office Ideas: 10 Ways To Keep Your Workplace Clean & Safe When Returning To Work
The impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus has led to the biggest upheaval of our day-to-day lives that most of us have ever known. Everything has been affected in one way form or another. One of the areas on which it has perhaps had the biggest impact is how we work....
How workplace scheduling software can enable contact tracing in your office
Do you have contact tracing procedures in place, in the event that one of your employees falls ill? Do you have the ability to see which meetings they’ve attended, which desks they’ve occupied and which other facilities they’ve utilized? Can you trace which colleagues...
How technology can change behavior as we prepare for a safe return to work amidst COVID-19
COVID-19 has forced organizations to undertake a grand remote working pilot. Few were prepared for a level of change that has well and truly eclipsed ‘change management’ as we know it. Those already accustomed to remote working, including our team here Smartway2, have...
Smart meeting room management for social distancing in the workplace
Organizations are under pressure to implement social distancing measures that will protect their people from COVID-19 when they return to work. In a recent article, we covered how to enable social distancing in the workplace using desk booking software and office...
How to enable social distancing in the workplace via desk booking & office floor plans
Cross-functional teams are assembling across the world to develop workplace strategies for a safe return to work amidst COVID-19. These teams include Facilities/CRE, HR, IT, Communications and other operational roles. The big question on everyone’s lips is this: What...
Adapting to Agile Working: Challenges in the Workplace
The challenge is on for leaders to create lightweight, sustainable workplaces that adapt to fast-changing needs. Traditionally we’ve grown used to big office buildings set up for a fixed use, perhaps with cubicles, individual offices or an open plan layout. The...
The Roles and Responsibilities of a Facilities Manager in 2020
Facilities Management is shaping up to be one of the most challenging, diverse business roles there is. To enable organizations to compete, Facilities Management and Real Estate teams are reaching far beyond maintaining physical infrastructure; towards enabling...
The Complete Agile Working Guide: Definitions, Benefits & More
Providing a variety of spaces and services to employees on-demand, from anywhere, is becoming the new normal. Our people expect to be able to book meeting rooms, desks, equipment, catering and more, wherever they are, 24/7. Agile working extends beyond the space...
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