It's not enough to tell your employees to split their working week between home and office. In effect, you've just created chaos.
Hybrid working requires careful organization to ensure that all employees, businesses, and customers benefit.
Avoid these pitfalls, which are good to know before you even start:
Can we be fair to all employees?
Do we offer a hybrid work model for all employees? If not, what negative consequences might that have? If yes, what positive effects can it have?
Can we avoid inequalities?
Not all employees have an electric desk or even home office space at home. Not everyone has a high-speed internet connection. How can we create a level playing field for employees? How to create a working environment that is the most comfortable for people to do their work.
Just together facing to face in the workplace, drinking coffee in the coffee room, and chatting in the lift encourages innovation and collaboration that doesn't happen in the same way when Zoom or Team Calls are not on. How to encourage more collaboration between remote and office teams.
Identify what work can be done remotely and what needs a team and shared workspaces. Does your company have a set number of days when employees need to be in the office? Schedules are preferably set at the team or department level, rather than company-wide. By doing this, you allow for freedom and flexibility.
Teams are only at their best when everyone is aware of who is working remotely or in the office.
The solution to this is the Steerpath Workplace app, which makes communication easy. Every employee knows where their team is working. Employees can easily and effortlessly find a quiet place to work for themselves. And here's how to make communication easier for your employees with Steerpath
Of the communication channels, Slack, for example, is great for quick queries while Zoom or Teams video calls are for more complex problems.
Teams are only at their best when everyone is up to date on who is working remotely or in the office.
You must treat all employees equally. This includes those who are not on-site at the office. It is not okay to give "junk" tasks to a person who is not on site. You may need to take the meeting remotely using Zoom or Teams.
Steerpath offers an app that allows employees to plan their week. In today's day and age, your company's employees want to find a space where they can work productively with their team.
With the Steerpath workplace app, you can conveniently book spaces in advance.
Space needs always start with human needs - not real estate and buildings.
You only pay the price of a coffee cup per employee for the app.
Read more about the app and how to get started.