{"id":2926,"date":"2022-05-11T08:36:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T07:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uk.legalvision.com.au\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2022-06-22T08:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T07:14:55","slug":"hot-desking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/hot-desking\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does an Employer Need to Know About Hot-Desking?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As businesses open up and employees return to work, you might consider a hot-desking policy for your office space. Hot-desking has benefits, such as increasing communication between staff, but it also has downsides. In addition, there are legal considerations that you should note. This article will explain what hot-desking is and why you might implement this policy in your workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Hot-Desking?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Hot-desking is where your staff work at any desk in your workplace, rather than having a set desk which they use each time they come to work. This means that all your workstations are non-allocated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes when a workplace has a hot-desking policy<\/a>, staff need to book their desk space in advance. Otherwise, staff will work at whatever desk they choose, based on what is available when they arrive at the office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Choose Hot-Desking?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Hot-desking is often a preferred way of working as it helps your business save costs. Instead of renting out a large office space for every single worker, you can downsize and have different teams come into the office on different allocated dates. Ultimately, you save office space, desk costs, and IT costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, choosing to hot-desk your staff can:<\/span><\/p>\n