IFB puts focus on remote working

Digital communications firm IFB, of Aberdeen, has launched a free service to help companies stay afloat amid all the chaos of the Covid-19 virus.

The new service advises on key considerations and actions businesses should take, in advance, in the event of them moving some or all of their workforces out of the office.

IFB said it had already been supporting customers in the planning and implementation of their contingency plans, and was setting up its free

“It’s about how the technology can be used correctly”

service to help firms accelerate their ability to offer remote working.

Chief executive Graeme Gordon said: “In these unprecedented times, protecting the health and wellbeing of employees, while maintaining business productivity and continuity, is a major dilemma for business.

“To help with this we’ve set up our online, one-to-one remote and home-working clinic, designed to support customers of all sizes.

“It’s not just about technology. It’s about how the technology can be used correctly to support remote working for teams of people who are used to working in close proximity, while maintaining that critical feeling of teamwork and support.”