Guest Blog by Clare Dalziel from HR Dept, Northampton South. 

 

As the world continues to change, many more businesses are starting to plan for the return to the workplace. This should be easy right? 

 

Not everybody is pleased to hear this news as some will still be feeling anxious and have many questions and objections. 

 

It’s been a difficult year for the hospitality industry. Thanks to the pandemic, the coffee shops, bars, and restaurants have suffered erratic stops and starts. Now, hopefully, the UK has opened, and the hospitality industry can begin its revival. 

 

 

Now is a great time to be investing in new computers and servers for your Limited Company, due to the new Capital Gains Super Deduction announced in the budget this year. 

Your business IT and business infrastructure are key to the performance of your business. If your business technology lets you down, it can cost your company both time and money. 

It is important to keep your passwords secure to ensure that your data or accounts are not compromised.  

 

It is worrying to see just how quickly a password can be hacked with a Brute Force Attack. 

Most business store their data in the cloud as opposed to an onsite server or computer hard drive. If a business isn’t storing its data in the cloud, the likelihood is, that they are backing up their data to the cloud. 

 

Did you know that in the terms and conditions small print, all cloud storage providers reserve the right to access and view your documents? They can also if requested share your documents with authorities. 

With so many businesses having to work from home due to Covid-19 and with both staff and employers getting used to the lock down way of working, could this change the structure of companies? 

 

We meet a lot of business owners and a number have already decided that the “office” is no longer a necessity for their business, whether that is a permanent move from a physical building or giving their staff the opportunity to work from home more frequently.