The survey conducted by YouGov showed that nearly 80% of the 120 senior managers surveyed say they expect their staff will have issues commuting to work during the time of the Olympics.
Among the businesses surveyed, 42% are still planning to implement a remote working strategy and some do not plan to implement one at all. Some reasons said were not having the right technology, security, and cost of deployment.
Dave Paulding, Regional Sales Director UK, Middle East & Africa at Interactive Intelligence said that communications technologies are necessary to keep companies running as smooth as possible during times of major disruption like the Olympic Games.
"The key to remote working is unified communications, which can meet the IT needs of the company and the employee, wherever and whenever they need to work," said Paulding.
"Those wanting a temporary solution to remote working could turn to cloud computing. This type of service is priced by per user, per month, giving businesses the option to opt in and out of remote working according to their operational demands.
Nearly 50% of the businesses surveyed said they are ensuring employees will have access to technology equipment like a smartphone or laptop. Businesses reported that increasing network security (24%) company internet bandwidth (21%) improving the company’s network infrastructure (19%) and implementing a full Unified Communications strategy (17%) were key priorities.
"The Olympic Games is going to be a catalyst for many companies turning to remote working in London and the South, said Paulding. "However, it will be those that make preparations sooner rather than later who will achieve the most benefit. The advantages to businesses and their employees are clear; time and money is saved from reduced travel time, making business practices more effective and efficient."
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