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BOSS explore what the Future of Work looks like post COVID-19. BOSS Federation @BOSS_Fed
BOSS BRINGS MEMBERS TOGETHER VIRTUALLY
ever before has the BOSS
NFederation’s AGM been held ‘virtually’
online. However, there was no lack of
enthusiasm amongst BOSS members
to participate in this unprecedented
manner with almost 100 participants,
many of whom took advantage of the
‘chat facility’ to input questions and
observations.
BOSS CEO Amy Hutchinson kicked
off the day by welcoming everyone and
thanking event sponsor ECI Software
Solutions for their support, and then
she took members through the agenda
before handing over to BOSS Chairman
Simon Drakeford who covered the BOSS
AGM and financial report. Hutchinson BOSS members can watch Eliza’s full presentation on here.
then guided members through the new
BOSS strategy, built around four key n The need to travel abroad for n Office spaces will be redesigned so that
“pillars” of the Federation’s offerings: meetings workers can always be 2m from each
n The need to have all staff other.
n Networking & recognition together in one office n Ongoing staff temperature testing
n Support n More staff rota systems
n Development The world of work, she argued, has n A move from hand driers to hand
n Thought leadership been changed forever by this truly towels
global phenomenon: there would be n More directional and instructional
Hutchinson also reported that the BOSS no return to ‘normal’, so what would signage
Business Supplies Charity had been the world look like once the move out n Keyboard ‘skin’ covers for use on
particularly active during the recent of lockdown (described by Filby as PCs in hot desking areas
COVID-19 crisis, offering ‘one off’ care ‘the great pivot’) had happened?
packages to support those in need of While the ‘normality’ of flexible Furthermore, Filby expected the office
financial assistance. Generations expert working will inevitably rise as demand to fundamentally change in the longer
and historian of contemporary values for it has now been expressed by term: “The office will become like a
Dr Eliza Filby then gave an insightful employers as well as employees, Filby church where you go once a week to learn
presentation on the immediate and suggested that there will still be a and to be inspired. Collaboration and
long terms effects of the current crisis, need for offices, not least because learning will happen in the office, but the
entitled “The Impact of COVID-19 on the 60% of jobs cannot be undertaken at home is where the concentrated work will
Future of Work”. She began by reporting home. be done.” As a result, office design will
two major aspects of ‘usual’ working life However, in the short term, these look very different: for example, voice
that had been severely questioned by offices will look very different – activation will replace touch activation,
the recent lockdown: providing some clear opportunities while broader corridors with fewer doors
for the OP industry: will assist social distancing.
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