hot desking

hot desking

The act or practice of sharing desks or workstations between employees in an office so as to cut down on the amount of office space required. I've never worked in a company that did hot desking before; while it was strange not having my own desk at first, with everything done on laptops you barely notice it after a while!
See also: desk, hot
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"There are some simple changes that can be made to improve staff satisfaction and increase productivity, such as allowing staff more storage for personal items when hot desking, and not overdoing clear desk policies."
There are also breakout spaces for flexible working and hot desking, a media working centre, kitchen and catering facilities, as well as a 10-seater boardroom which also features a large screen.
The firm's high profile move of 130 staff from two offices in the Midlands to 45 Church Street in Birmingham gave them the opportunity to reassess their working style, introducing large open plan spaces, hot desking areas and 'hot' offices for visiting clients and staff.
Regus opened its first Liverpool business unit last May on two floors of Horton House in the refurbished Grade II-listed Exchange Flags, providing 98 offices and 320 work stations available for 'hot desking' as well as five meeting rooms, a business lounge enabling people to drop in and work while on the move and video conferencing facilities.
A spokeswoman said: "Before deciding on this location we carried out a detailed review of the office needs of the organisation, promoting open working, hot desking, home working and other ways of using office space to increase overall efficiency and effectiveness.
According to Avaya, the city now has new hot desking capabilities, enabling city employees to log in from any phone on the network, helping them to stay in touch and work more efficiently when visiting a remote office.
Their priority is to develop City Spirit's Corporate Pod business centre concept which provides serviced office, virtual office, hot desking, meeting room hire and business centre support services for a broad range of clients.
Its 4,000 sq ft 'software hotel' is available for rent as developmental project hot desking space for up to18 months' duration.
At Portland Business Centre you'll find a range of services on offer including "Hot Desking" providing clients with access to a workstation, telephone and the internet on an ad-hoc basis - whether it's for a day, an hour, or for a few days each month.
At the dgv head office in Hanover, the ideal of Burolandschaft has been developed for the age of hot desking. In plan, ribs run south from a thoroughfare spine towards the countryside.
The centre can provide hot desking facilities for support agencies and a meeting place to meet with clients.
The business centre offers meeting, office, hot desking and conferencing space along with business support and advice, and is targeted at businesses within the Consett, Stanley, Wear Valley and Hexham area.