Once your team is set up in their home offices, you need to make sure their systems are as secure as if they were in the office. It is important to check whether the confidential data they are handling is still safe and not vulnerable to cybercriminals.

With more and more people accessing your network and data from multiple locations, it becomes a much harder job to keep an eye on security.  

One of the most important but overlooked areas of remote working is communication. Hitting sales targets and great customer service is reliant on clients being able to reach you, so diverting calls and having the appropriate hardware is essential.

Likewise, not much is going to get done if your team can’t speak to each other and homeworking makes conversations across the desk much harder. Phones, emails and instant messaging are integral tools and can all be set up relatively easy to keep your team connected.

For example, Microsoft Teams allows for easy communication, meetings and calls with people inside and outside of the business to ensure information flow is not affected by remote working