WORKING DURING THE LOCKDOWN
With an epidemic affecting the entire world, all workers have had to face a new reality. In order to limit travel and reduce social interaction to lower the risk of coronavirus contamination, all companies have taken new measures to encourage teleworking, even among those that had been rather skeptical about the effectiveness of such a mode of work.
During the entire period of the lockdown, millions of people around the world work from home. It is with astonishment that companies have realized that teleworking can actually be so effective. This observation will bring a fresh look at the organizational structure, since the one we used to have is now considered obsolete and particularly ineffective for dealing with health crises such as the Covid-19.
A WHOLE NEW WORLD
The pandemic is having a serious impact on businesses, including significant financial losses that are forcing them to reinvent themselves in order to stay afloat economically. The rental of office space, a major financial burden for businesses, is a main concern.
SMEs face a twofold problem: on the one hand, they aim to reduce office rental costs, and on the other hand, an increase in office space is necessary to comply with the rule of physical distancing imposed by health authorities in order to limit the spread of the virus.
Despite the many advantages of telework and the various constraints of the current global situation, are we really ready for a 100% home-based business? Zoom and Google Meet may be an undeniable ally in the circumstances of containment, but the smooth running of any company is based on the need for effective communication between employees and a unifying place.
WE HAVE OPTIONS…
Two options are therefore available to SMEs. They may choose to reconfigure their workspace to make the offices more widely spaced and fewer in number. Also with a view to mobilizing a reduced number of staff on site, offices will now be non-personalized so that employees can use them on a rotational basis. This is the famous “clean office” that we have been hearing more and more about lately.
If you’re not quite excited by this user-friendly option, you should know that there is another more economical and flexible option available to you. We’re talking about renting smaller, scalable spaces within business centres. SMEs could thus enjoy a head office with one or more offices available for its employees so that they can work in teams or on projects requiring more resources or supervision. On a rotating or non-rotating basis, employees can therefore occupy a physical office, while the SME can have better control over the company’s budget, considering that financial issue has been weighing heavily on entrepreneurs since the beginning of the health crisis.
Moreover, renting private or open offices in a business centre allows you to use the meeting rooms as you wish, on a pay-per-use basis. Therefore, you only pay for what you really need.
Most important of all, this mode of work also allows teleworking employees to regain a certain social life within the ecosystem of entrepreneurs located within these business centres.
If you are interested in renting private or open offices, consider choosing a business center located in a prestigious and easily accessible location. In the heart of Saint-Henri‘s popular neighbourhood, Nuage B offers a wide range of services to entrepreneurs, including office rentals. To find out more, call us now.
