Returning to Work Safely – What is the New Normal?

Summary

Implementing smarter working initiatives has been a top priority for the public sector for the last few years.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated some of these initiatives and meant that the workforce had to make significant adjustments at an unprecedented speed. Both central and local government have proved that staff can work flexibly and in an agile way from home.

However, as we look towards the recovery phase of the crisis, we ask our panel from Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Portsmouth City Council, GoTo by LogMeIn and The Agile Organisation how we should plan to return to work safely, and how to maintain business continuity and workforce morale during this time of change?

Topics covered:   

• New ways of working – what are some of the proposed strategies of returning to work as we move into the recovery phase of the pandemic?
• How do we keep momentum on the cultural and behavioral changes needed to support the uptake in mobile and remote working?
• Re-rationalizing the way we look at space and workplace redesign as well as collaborative working;
• The main considerations around keeping the workforce safe as we return to work;
• Considering the green agenda – how do we keep the momentum?