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How do you make staff more
productive?
It is becoming increasingly
common for businesses to offer
flexible working hours.
It may seem counter-intuitive
to ask employees to spend fewer
hours in the office. However,
a flexible working culture can
actually increase efficiency as
well as reduce costs.
The norm of 9-5 office hours
is fast becoming an outdated
concept and workers are
increasingly required to work
from home, on the train, in a
hotel room or wherever their
work takes them.
The global mobile workforce,
which is set to hit 1.3bn in
2015,* is growing rapidly as
both employees and employers
recognise the benefits.
What are the benefits of
flexible working?
Increased creativity.
A mobile working culture allows
employees to work in the way
that suits them. We all know
that the best ideas come when
you’re least expecting them.
They don’t always pop up
when you’re sitting at a desk.
Working more flexibly gives
The Mobile Workforce
Phil Jones, managing director of Brother UK, discusses how to make mobility work for business.
employees the space and time
to be creative, a skill which is
an absolute necessity for any
business to remain relevant.
Staff retention.
The chance
to work flexibly could be what
sets your business apart from
your competitors when it comes
to attracting and retaining a
talented, happy workforce.
Responsive workforce.
A flexible working culture
also means your business is
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better equipped to deal with
unexpected issues – whether
that’s employees being snowed
in and being able to work
seamlessly from home, or issues
with delays on public transport
meaning that employees need to
work from a train carriage.
To make mobile working a
success in your organisation
it’s imperative that you
equip workers with the right
technology so they are able to
work collaboratively.
Our research reveals that
40% of businesses in the UK
operate a ‘bring your own
device’ (BYOD) policy. The
increasing consumerisation of
office technology means that
workers are using tablets and
smartphones to work on the
go, whilst sharing work through
a cloud network. Printers with
scan-to-cloud capability can be
used to facilitate collaborative
working, as flexible workers can
easily access documents from
wherever they are based.
However, this doesn’t offer
the complete functionality of
desk working. It’s important
to consider equipping workers
with key peripherals, too, from
portable printers to mobile
scanners (to create shareable
digital documents) so that they
can work as efficiently, or more
so, when at home or on the
move as they can in the office.
Once your organisation is
armed with the technology to be
flexible, the benefits are there
for the taking.
For more information on
mobility, visit
www.brother.co.uk/
mobile-workforce
*According to IDC data
FOR WHEREVER BUSINESS TAKES YOU
Brother’s range of mobile printers and
scanners are ideal for working on the go.
Users can print from a desktop, laptop,
tablet or smartphone with the MW-260.
The portable printer automatically resizes
A4 documents to A6 size.
The DS-600 mobile scanner enables
users to create digital versions of
documents on the go, ideal for efficiently
processing data when working flexibly. The
compact machine is fully powered by USB,
making it completely portable.
For more information on Brother’s
range of mobile products, visit
www.brother.co.uk/mobile-workforce
PRINT SECURE WITH B-GUARD
70% of businesses have experienced one
or more accidental data breaches through
printed output.* b-guard, the print
management software sold exclusively
by Brother, helps businesses to increase
print security as well as control and
monitor costs.
b-guard Standard package allows
users to manage and potentially reduce
print costs. The professional package
includes additional security and cost
saving features such as pull printing and
secure function lock. The Professional
package also includes Mail2Print, which
enables users to monitor and control print
from smartphones and tablets.
For more information on
Brother solutions, visit
www.brother.co.uk/bguard
*Quocirca – Effective print security for SMBs, 2012
(sample of 125 IT buyers)
WEB CONFERENCING FROM BROTHER
OmniJoin, the new web conferencing
system from Brother, can be used to host
meetings of up to 50 people and include
up to 20 HD video feeds at one time.
The system enables high quality
video, with multi-screen options as well
as premium audio. Perfect for amending
documents or working collaboratively on
projects, users can share documents,
applications and a whiteboard in real-time.
For more information on OmniJoin, visit
www.webconferencing.brother.co.uk
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