HomeworkingSolutions
home has been proven during lockdown to enhance productivity and facilitate the work/life balance that their teams have yearned for. No longer shackled by the 9-to-5, professionals can adopt routines that work for them, which has distinct advantages for companies that operate across time zones, as well as boosting morale, motivation and productivity.
The long term The challenge of transferring homeworking into viable workplace policy, rather than emergency response, is only just beginning. During the pandemic, homeworkers have largely fallen into one of two
groups: those with a dedicated space at home to use as an office, and those who have had to carve out a workspace on a daily basis, often while factoring in partners, children or housemates sharing the same environment. If employers are going to adopt a homeworking/partial homeworking model going forward, they have a duty of care to ensure that members of staff in either of these scenarios have a home workplace environment that supports their physical and mental health and wellbeing. This means
charging and data network extension in a single device are ideal because they saves space and provide everything the homeworker needs in one location.
considering desktop facilities and connectivity. Packages tailored for dedicated home offices or makeshift workstations, which can be put in place on a plug and play basis, will provide the ideal opportunity for electrical wholesalers to respond to employers’ needs.
Enhancing the dedicated home office Whether it is an office, a spare bedroom or a garden room, if a worker has a space where the desk is permanently set up for work, it can be interpreted as a permanent workspace. However, unlike in the office, many of those working from home in this scenario will not have an appropriate task chair or monitor arm. They may also not have access to conveniently located or sufficient power sockets and charge points, which can lead to a jumble of wires and extension leads that are potentially hazardous to both their health and safety and their company’s IT assets. Along with the right chair, companies will be looking for electrical solutions
to address this. Packages can include a fixed monitor arm to enable height- adjustable dual screen working and a network extender to improve the data signal for the improved connection required for online meetings and VPN access to the company server. Units that combine home office power, USB
One of the issues with working from a laptop is ergonomics, with poor
screen position often resulting in poor posture which can result in discomfort while working along with aches and pains. A simple laptop stand can address this by allowing the user to set the screen height to suit their viewline. This not only allows the homeworker to pack their workstation away at the end of the day, but also enables them to create a more suitable space in a café or co- working environment, away from both the office and the home if they wish. The issues around power points and data connection also affect this group, and the same principles apply. Power supply modules are a key element of any homeworker’s workstation kit and models with sockets in multiple directions, along with USB points and a network extender, this provides a portable, flexible approach to working from anywhere.
Rising to the challenge COVID-19 has made homeworking possible for both businesses and individuals. The change in working cultures means that electrical wholesalers can benefit from selling a whole category of electrical products designed specifically for homeworking.
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Creating the flexible remote office For those without a dedicated office, working from home during lockdown has been extra challenging. They may have had to share their home’s only table with housemates, a partner or home schooling regimes, packing everything away at the end of each day to allow the space to be re-purposed for leisure time. Packages of equipment specifically designed for makeshift workstations, enable this group to make longer term homeworking a viable choice by allowing them to use a more ergonomic, comfortable set up that packs away neatly when not in use. For example, a lightweight monitor arm enables the screen to be raised to the optimum height for the user. Models that do not need to be permanently attached to the desk or table have the benefit of being quick and easy to install, allowing homeworkers to use a second screen when working from a laptop, without damaging their posture or their table.
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