Author Archives:Pat Fernandes

Remote work has undoubtedly become the new normal way of doing things for many businesses across a variety of industries, but that was mostly out of necessity. Thanks to advanced technology and its many communication platforms, remote work and meetings will always be an option to those who prefer it. But, conducting face-to-face meetings with […]

In December 2019, COVID-19 started making its way around the globe. Since then, it managed to completely upend many common social and professional institutions and ways of life. The modern workplace setup that we had all become accustomed to over the years was arguably hit the hardest in an economical sense. As businesses scrambled to […]

After well over a year and a half of going in and out of lockdown, Ontario has officially entered Step 3 of the Roadmap to Reopen. So what does this mean for businesses and short-term office rentals in Mississauga and Ottawa? As always, businesses will be expected to make some adjustments to ascertain a safe […]

For the majority of white collar office workers, working from home has become their new way of life over the course of the pandemic. Now that vaccinations are underway, it’s time to start thinking about how the future of office work will play out in a post-pandemic world.  Business owners and office managers need to […]

Working from home has been a serious adjustment for a lot of people over the past year and a half. Throughout the course of the pandemic, the majority of office workers were forced to make the switch from commuting into work every day to working in their own private makeshift at-home office. Some people embraced […]

Working from home has become the new norm for many office workers. At this stage in the game, most people have adjusted to the daily grind of getting up and walking down the hall to what’s become their makeshift or temporary home office/workspace. Now that the province of Ontario is gearing up to slowly re-open […]

With businesses slowly opening back up as more people get vaccinated, it looks like hybrid office solutions are the wave of the future. Many office workers are opting to split their time working in the office and working from home, which makes sense now that they know they’re fully capable of doing both. As long […]

The vast majority of employees who have made the shift to working from home over the course of the pandemic would probably claim that they’ve managed to maintain the same level of productivity as when they were working from the office. Employers, on the other hand, tell a different story. Making the switch to working […]

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, companies have had to make ongoing adjustments in compliance with ever-changing government guidelines and health and safety protocols. One of the changes companies are adopting in a post-pandemic world is a hybrid office solution that entails allowing employees to come into the office on a rotational basis. Hybrid office solutions allow […]