We all know that there are several benefits when it comes to video conferencing. Saving on travel costs and time, offering flexibility for employees and being able to connect form anywhere, just to name a few. However, taking a closer look in to other values associated with video conferencing allows you to see how your company can benefit in ways you may not have thought of.
Decrease Absences
Its common curtesy for employees to stay home even if they are on the verge of being sick. No one wants to spread germs around the office if they are contagious. But, what If you have the option of telecommuting in your office, this can eliminate the loss of a workday connected with illnesses or other reasons. Employees can easily work from home, rather than missing a full day due to a perceived illness. Allowing employees to work from home eliminates excuses for coming in late or not coming in at all.
Cut Costs on Office Rent
Instead of providing offices for all of your employees, you can have combined offices your employees can use when they need to come in. Through the use of video conferencing software, cloud-based technology and VoIP phone lines, each person can still manage as if they were in the working within the same office. Calls are simply directed to the employees wherever they are and face-to-face meetings with colleagues or clients are still possible via video conferencing solutions.
Get Rid of Distractions
Distractions are one of the biggest reasons employees tend to procrastinate. It is easy for people in the office to get caught up in conversations, and office politics, making it hard to concentrate on what they are supposed to be doing. By separating employees from the office gossip and the backstabbing, they can completely focus on their work rather than what’s going on with the people around them. Many feel that being at home would be a even more of a distraction, but it is absolutely not. Setting up an at home office and dressing the part, helps give the employee the feeling that they are at work and minimizes the desire to slack off.
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