Employers should invest in technology to combat "snow days"

With the tremendous snowfall currently experienced in the UK, organisations have been encouraged to utilise technology to limit the damages caused by adverse weather conditions.

"Businesses need to take advantage of the tools which are literally at their employees' finger tips. So whether it's smart phones or 3G dongles, remote users have the ability to keep in contact with colleagues via calls, texts and emails." said Orange UK's SME director, Martin Lyne reported in HR Magazine.

Technology such as "cloud computing" is being pushed by IT experts, who say employers using hosted desktops, phones and laptops should see a decrease in the number of employees unable to work due to the bad weather, reports CryptZone.

IT experts are promoting and pushing “cloud computing” technologies that are said to limit the number of employees unable to work due to the “snow days” plague. This particularly applies to jobs using desktops, phones and laptops.
Cloud computing services enable organisations to give their employees an access to work from anywhere in the world, and ensure their ability to continue working as normal.

With an estimate £1.2 billion costing the British economy each day due to cold weather, approximately 10% of employees are either off work, or working from home - the highest figure on record for this time of year.

It has been thought that employers may not be in favour of their staff doing their jobs from home, fearing potential security breaches. However, with a managed VPN, secure, high-speed access to business services and applications remotely from a business device is possible while having the same IT protection that they enjoy in the office.