There is less of a need for permanent office locations and more of a need for semi-permanent and temporary use spaces. Because of this, a new industry has sprung up around hybrid work environments. It is an industry that centers around cloud-based software systems that allow for office or desk hoteling. Office hoteling is the practice that allows for the three parts of the office space triangle to evolve into the 21st century hybrid work environment. Those three parts are the employees, the employers, and the building owners. Here’s how each part of the triangle can benefit from office hoteling software partnered with mobile access control:
Employees
The reason the hybrid work revolution has happened at all is because of the workers’ demand for it. Even before the pandemic, many workers were given the option of working from home as a perk. Now, it is an indispensable way of life for many. Even if they can’t work from home all the time, or want to come in to work for social interactions, the choice is theirs.
Office hoteling software gives workers on demand workspace. Mobile access control gives them access to that space when they need it. Whether it is a single desk for a few weeks, or a conference room for an afternoon. Employees now have the power to choose when and where they meet.
Employers
There are two main benefits to hybrid work environments for businesses. The first is employee retention. Companies that offer hybrid work are more likely to retain their best employees and hire the cream of the new crop year after year. The second is saving money. Companies can spend millions, sometimes billions, of dollars on corporate real estate.
A cloud-based office hoteling network can allow businesses to cut the cord when it comes to corporate rentals. This will save them money in long-term office space rentals. It will also keep employee morale and productivity up. That should make the company more money. Savvy businesses are embracing hybrid workplaces to stay competitive and, of course, to increase profits.
Building Owners
Landlords who make millions of dollars a year in corporate office leasing have no choice but to pivot to hybrid workspaces. Mobile credential access control takes away a burden that was long theirs. It used to be up to building managers to figure out where companies would put their employees. They would also have to worry about who had access.
Now, through office hoteling software systems, credentialing is done virtually through the cloud. Instead of having to issue physical passes and workplace credentials, building owners can pass this onto the companies renting their spaces.
