Company leaders are preparing to re-open offices closed to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. But they are also considering major changes to the workplace environment to keep employees safe. Many companies will be deploying devices aimed at recording workers’ body temperatures and providing personal cleaning products when employees return. But that is just a start. Some businesses are considering complete office redesigns to reduce the risk of a second wave of infections. Long lines of seated work spaces may be replaced with individual employee areas surrounded by plastic and glass barriers.
What does office redesign mean?
enacting a hiring freeze
promoting existing employees to positions of leadership
changing the components and elements of a workspace
altering payroll schedules
Why are businesses now considering major changes to the workplace environment?
to keep employees from gossiping
to keep employees safe from the novel coronavirus
to better monitor employee productivity
to help improve interoffice communication
Many companies will be deploying devices aimed at recording workers body temperatures .
work output
arrival time
weight
body temperatures