With more businesses in England set to reopen in July, the Federation of Small Business (FSB) put together some handy tips ad advice for employers trying to get their heads around the next steps. The following information covers your questions about managing your employees, looking after their wellbeing and managing health and safety in the workplace.

If you’ve not yet switched to a VoIP telephone system, then you’re definitely missing out! Every business needs to make and receive phone calls. They can either buy an expensive on-premise PBX system that has limited functionality or use a scalable software system that costs less and is much more efficient, i.e. VoIP.

In the building trade, energy efficiency is one phrase that’s on everyone’s lips. As a sure-fire way to cut bills and carbon footprints, making buildings more energy-efficient makes sense for developers and consumers.

We know the best ideas are often made away from the desk, bringing a whole new meaning to flexible working. Now that flexible working has been put on fast forward for most businesses to be able to continue to operate in recent months, now is the time to firm up the digital workplace environment you have in place and make sure it is fit for building on the positives that we can get from this new flexibility.

Life after lockdown: what will the workplace resemble and what will the long-term impact of remote working be?

Oil prices have started to increase from the plunge they took last month, reaching 18-year lows as the pandemic crippled the global demand for oil and countries came to a halt due to imposed lockdown measures.

As the measures are lifted, the demand for oil is starting to increase, along with oil prices. However, in comparison to before the pandemic, oil prices are still 40% lower in trade price. It is unlikely that they will stay this low for long, as demand across the world continues to steadily increase.

If you’ve not yet made the jump from a traditional hard wired office phone system, now has never been a better time. The latest web-based technology means that you can run your office phone system just as easily from home via a mobile or desktop/laptop, so no more worries about missed calls and lack of control over your team.

Whilst the world continues in lockdown, the wheels of new tech keep turning! Today the latest entry level iPhone is available to pre-order.

Whilst we are all trying to get people working from home as quickly as possible to minimise disruption and damage to our businesses, don’t overlook the importance of data security. In recent issues we’ve spoke at length about data security – here is a recap of the key areas to prioritise for your home workers: