{"id":8007,"date":"2020-03-17T09:58:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T08:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/?p=8007"},"modified":"2021-02-17T11:43:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:43:33","slug":"working-at-home-succesfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/working-at-home-succesfully\/","title":{"rendered":"Are your employees ready for working at home?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home working guarantees your business continuity in difficult circumstances. But is your business prepared for this? In this article, we are going to present you all the pros and cons of home working in a nutshell, and provide you with practical tips for organising this properly.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Working from home: business continuity even in difficult circumstances<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Working\u2018Remote working<\/em>\u2019 is a way of working that is gaining increasing traction. Your employees do not have to be physically present in their usual workplace in your business premises in order to perform their daily tasks. Thanks to digital tools, and, in particular, the growing integration with the cloud, documents are available anytime and anywhere. And there is a wide range of tools available for working via the cloud. Take, for example, Microsoft 365 (Office 365)<\/a>, with which you can just log in to your own account and immediately have your entire working environment at your disposal.<\/p>\n

Discover online working with Microsoft 365<\/a><\/p>\n

You can even use your entire office in the cloud, via the online desktop<\/a>. All you need is a computer and your login details, and you can get to work straight away \u2013 even from home.<\/p>\n

Check our online desktop solutions<\/a><\/p>\n

It goes without saying that the work your employee carries out has to lend itself to remote working, but where it does, home working is an ideal solution in exceptional circumstances, like a rail strike, sudden snowfall, or quarantine measures such as with the coronavirus. But also when a child is ill\u2026 There are all kinds of situations when your employee is not able to do his job as he\/she usually does. But home working allows him\/her to keep working and ensure the continuity of your business.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Read more:<\/strong> How Combell is coping with the coronavirus and ensuring the continuity of its business and services<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pros and cons of home working<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Outside of these occasional instances<\/strong>, you can also introduce home working as a regular way of working<\/strong> in your company. Many employers are scared to face up to this \u2013 what scares them in particular is losing control over performance. For that reason, it is useful to make a handy list of the advantages and disadvantages of home working.<\/p>\n

The advantages are quite impressive:

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