Back in March, The B2W Group closed its offices and moved to a remote working policy for our staff and all of our courses, which would typically be delivered in a classroom setting, were moved to an online delivery model. We are happy to announce that after following government guidelines, we are now in the position to begin a phased re-opening of our offices and we have put a range of measures in place to make sure our staff members feel as comfortable as possible when returning to the office.
We asked staff members to complete a return to work survey so that they could express any concerns and we could start the preparations of creating a safer working environment. The significant response rate from staff members reflects the staff feeling towards returning to work and places further emphasis on B2W to listen to its employees and act in a way that ensures that concerns surrounding returning to the offices are allayed and resolved with practical and positive action.
From the survey results, we could see that a clean and hygienic workplace with social distancing was the top priority. We have since had a deep clean of both our Manchester and Rotherham Offices, installed hand sanitisation stations, implemented a one way system to travel around the office and have installed desk partitioners to ensure we are adhering to staff desires as well as government guidelines.
Browse the below gallery to see some of the measures we have put in place:
Due to our courses remaining online, we are able to utilise our classroom space and use the desks for staff members to ensure a strict 2m social distancing policy is in place. For extra safety precautions, B2W will also be providing all office-based staff members with a reusable face mask and a hygiene key, which will be posted to their home addresses prior to returning to work.
Face coverings are encouraged to wear in the office, with the hygiene key to be kept with staff members at all times. The hygiene key is a great way to reduce contact with things such as door handles, buttons and equipment such as printers.
All office-based employees will be receiving the hygiene key and a reusable face mask prior to returning to the office. We will also have additional hygiene key’s available for freelance staff and visitors.
Our consultation with our employees has been key to us implementing a safe and structured return to work and remains a priority for B2W. Over the coming weeks we will be polling our staff and senior management teams to ensure that we are aligned, supportive and fully prepared for the next steps in returning to ‘normality’.
Once again, we want to thank our staff, partners and learners for the support shown through the pandemic with adapting to big changes and working hard to ensure we can continue delivering high quality training courses. We’re looking forward to a safe return to the office!
