Working from Home Strategies During COVID-19

During a time of uncertainties amidst the COVID-19, working remotely has become the answer to many businesses. Businesses have major decisions to make during this type of event which includes protecting their employees and their health but also keeping the business going. Many businesses have decided that it’s in their best interest to send their employees to work remotely and this is actually recommended by the CDC as well. Working remotely can be beneficial during this time yet comes with a few steps so it works properly. Make sure you take all of these tips into consideration to allow for an easier transition to working from home during COVID-19 and so you can maintain business operations.

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VPN

Device Security

Make sure that your employees have the right security on their personal devices or the ones you provide them. This includes anti-virus software, changing wi-fi passwords before using it for work purposes, and setting up multi-factor authentication.

Access & Equipment

It’s important during this time of shifting to working remotely that all employees have all the needed access to data for their jobs. Make sure you have login information, files, access granted, etc. for when they move to remote work. Also, they need a set up at home to work properly. Such as a laptop or desktop, internet service, telephone, etc. for them to fully be able to complete their needed tasks. In order for the employees to keep doing their jobs efficiently at home, you’ll have to be sure they have the access and equipment prepared and set up.

Training

Make sure your team is aware of popular scams such as phishing emails. During this time there will also be an increase in impersonation phishing emails. Hackers will take advantage of people working from home and try to trick them into scams. Cybercriminals will create email accounts that look almost identical to the actual company and send emails out to employees or to impersonate the CEO or other management of the company. What they do is they trick accounting or human resources to transfer funds or send out confidential information. Be on the alert for emails starting something like this:

“Hey this is Mr. CEO. I don’t have access to my work email right now, can you do …..”

Communication

Once you have the equipment, VPN, security, and access are taken care of then you need to decide on how you will communicate with the team. We highly suggest a real-time chat system like Microsoft Teams. There are also other options like Zoom or other video conferencing platforms.

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Working from home is different for many people across the board and some can have a hard time with it at first but as long as you have these steps in place and continue managing and communicating it can work out great. Make sure you provide direction and schedule during this time as well as expectations. It requires everyone to participate and be responsible regardless if they are commuting to the office or not. These working from home strategies during the COVID-19 can also be used for other things that could arise whether it’s weather-related or sickness too.

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