Communicating with a remote workforce
Many companies are requiring their employees to work from home so their business can continue while they keep their people safe, observe social distancing protocols and government lockdowns. Remote work is a stopgap measure that many companies haven’t been prepared for so many of their employees to have to undertake simultaneously.
What you communicate and how you communicate with employees at this time is important to get right. They’ll need information on things like work from home protocols, having a safe workplace, how to communicate with their manager and information flow. Many business processes will be impacted including meetings and briefings.
DeskAlerts tools to help include Desktop alerts and RSVP invitations.
Delivering vital health and safety information from WHO to your employees
A key priority for every organization is to ensure people are safe and healthy and aren’t spreading the virus. Share information in your office or campus about good hygiene habits such as hand washing protocols, using hand sanitizer, avoiding touching the face and observing social distancing to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in your organization. If your city is quarantined, help to prevent panic by sending out facts to counteract rumors.
DeskAlerts tools to help include desktop ticker, corporate wallpapers, and screensavers.
Keeping staff informed about new or updated COVID-19 company policies
You may need to reinforce existing company policies during the crisis and remind staff about them. You also may need to create and distribute many new ones – the rate of change is so great that many new rules may be needed. Perhaps your company has made the decision to switch to remote work of more than three employees from one department who are sick at home. Or perhaps senior management wants to ensure everyone knows when to self-isolate, or how payroll functions or vacation days are affected.
DeskAlerts tools to help include corporate newsletters, video alerts, and digital signage.
Alerting employees to office lockdowns or giving the all-clear
Let your employees know if the office is to be closed to prevent the spread of the virus or letting everyone know when there is the all-clear to resume operations from next Monday is one of the most important internal communication issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is information no-one should miss.
DeskAlerts tools to help include mobile alerts, pop-up alerts, desktop ticker.
Let us work together
At DeskAlerts we want to help organizations to be safe and to take care of themselves and others. If you need help with internal communications during this challenging time, a free trial of DeskAlerts is available so you can determine if it’s the right fit for your organization’s needs.
