Issue 7 2020

Issue 4 2020 15 I 6 2 9 A RE FRESH I NG AP PROACH TO I T T1_BUSINESSCARDS_VAW.indd 1 0 Are you Ready for a Return to the Office? Here Parmi Lally shares some tips on how you can better prepare for the post pandemic workplace. • Re-arrange the desk layout to ensure a 6ft gap (at least) between workstations • Small meeting rooms could become temporary individual offices • Larger meeting rooms could be used as hot desk rooms • Ask staff to gauge who would like to continue working remotely, and action on the back of a potential partial return to the office. Make plans for a potential long-term work from home initiative. • Implement floor markings and transparent shields to ensure social distancing • Implement temperature checks on staff when they enter the building • Provide face masks for staff to use during their commute to and from the office • Provide hand sanitiser in communal areas, such as next to printers, and in kitchens • Hold an online team building event just before the planned return for the wellbeing of staff • Review communication infrastructure on an ongoing basis and be proactive in addressing any issues • Above all, maintain regular communication across the team. It’s important in this uncertain time to ensure a strong platform for the business moving forwards. If you feel unsure about how to be ‘COVID-ready’ in the workplace, please do get in touch with Hot Spring IT and we can discuss what options are available to guarantee everyone is safe and secure in the workplace. Managing Director: Parmi Lally Hot Spring IT is a client-focused team of professional IT engineers carrying out relocation, procurement and installation of Tier3 Data Centres, Data Servers and infrastructure. Since 2008, the company has impressed peers and clients with its dynamism and mainstream offerings. More than anything, Parmi understands that a secure and robust IT system underpins business success in the modern age. After all, all businesses, in one way or another, rely on technology to operate and keep pace with this evolving digital world. Hot Spring IT offers a peace of mind in that regard, allowing clients to focus on their core business without worrying about their IT capabilities being fit for purpose. Address: London, United Kingdom Website: http://www.hot-spring.it/ 7