The future of work area recovery…

In recent years there has been something of a revolution in the way that companies and employees treat their working environment. Whereas ten years ago, the office was the permanent base for the vast majority of employees, nowadays it is becoming more and more common for the office simply to act as a meeting point, with employees spending significant time working at home or whilst mobile. Work area recovery has its roots in the older way of working, assuming that people will need their ‘usual’ office environment replicated in a secondary location. Is the need for such services changing? Is the move towards non-office based working having an impact in this area? This survey seeks to find out…

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How large is your organization?
What is your main industry sector?
Where is your head office located:

Does your organization allow employees to work from their homes?	Yes No If ‘yes’, approximately what proportion of the workforce works from home or away from a company office location some of the time: percent
Which of these policy statements apply to your company and its attitude towards employees working from home:	Check all that apply: It is not tolerated It is tolerated but not encouraged It is encouraged for work-life balance reasons It is encouraged because it makes people more productive It is encouraged for business continuity reasons It is a day to day aspect of business-as-usual It is available as a contingency plan, but is not encouraged on a day to day basis
Which of these policy statements apply to your company and its attitude towards enabling home working:	The company provides all the necessary equipment and support for the employee to establish and manage a home office. The company provides some of the necessary equipment and support for the employee to establish and manage a home office. The company provides none of the necessary equipment and support for the employee to establish and manage a home office.
Choose any of the following statements which apply to your organization:	Check all that apply: In terms of business continuity, home working: Is a threat to security Creates multiple points of failure Puts an unnecessary strain on computing resources Increases work force resiliency Increases computing resiliency Is to be discouraged Is to be encouraged Forms part of our current work area recovery plans Will form part of our future work area recovery plans
In terms of work area recovery, home working:	Makes this more complicated Makes this easier Has no impact on this area Please explain your answer:
Does your organization currently use a third party provider of work area recovery space?	Yes No
In terms of your organization, in the future home working will:	Replace our need for work area recovery space Decrease our need for work area recovery space Increase our need for work area recovery space Have no impact on our need for work area recovery space Please explain your answer:
Thinking generally, which of the following statements best reflects your attitude to work area recovery:	It is old fashioned and will not be required in the future There will always be a need for work area recovery but present provision is sufficient There will be increasing demand for work area recovery in the future - suppliers need to invest in more facilities
Thinking about internal drivers for decision making about choosing a work area recovery facility:	Do you take the home locations of staff into account when choosing a work area recovery facility? Yes No Don’t know If yes, how is this information used in the decision making process? Please explain here:
UK RESPONDENTS ONLY
Which of the following statements best reflects your attitude to work area recovery provision in the UK:	Check all that apply: a) More recovery centres are needed within the zone encircled by the M25. b) More recovery centres are needed outside the zone encircled by the M25. c) No more UK recovery centres are needed. If you answered ‘a’ or ‘b’ to the above question, where do you believe that new recovery centres should be developed? Type here: In terms of your answer above, which of the following statements apply? This is a general comment about recovery centre provision in general. This would meet a specific need which my company has at present This would meet a specific need which my company will have in the near future. If any recovery centre provider has plans to develop a recovery centre in the location(s) I specified above I would like them to contact me. Yes No If you answered 'yes' above please supply the following information:
NON-UK RESPONDENTS ONLY
Which of the following statements best reflects your attitude to work area recovery provision in your country:	Check all that apply: a) More recovery centers are needed in CBD (central business district) locations. b) More recovery centers are needed outside CBD locations. c) No more recovery centers are needed. If you answered ‘a’ or ‘b’ to the above question, where do you believe that new recovery centers should be developed? Type here: In terms of your answer above, which of the following statements apply? This is a general comment about recovery centre provision in general. This would meet a specific need which my company has at present This would meet a specific need which my company will have in the near future. If any recovery center provider has plans to develop a recovery center in the location(s) I specified above I would like them to contact me. Yes No If you answered 'yes' above please supply the following information:
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