Employees demand location-independent work
Companies need to respond to the needs of employees more than ever before. Above all, the demand for more flexibility is central to this debate. In this context, location-independent working is moving further into focus. Under the motto "Neither Home nor Office", the Swiss platform Workspace2go offers companies, their employees and freelancers location-based flexibility.
New Work has arrived in Switzerland and the nine-to-five model with office presence has had its day. The desire of employees for more flexibility and work-life blending is constantly increasing and presents companies with new challenges such as vacant office space and the loss of efficiency and creativity due to decentralized and isolated teams. Until now, the question of "working in the office or in the home office?" has always been at the forefront. A flexibly bookable offer for external meeting rooms to shorten distances and boost creativity is rarely considered. This is precisely where Workspace2go comes in and aims to simplify location-independent working with a new service offering.
Flexible, varied and easily bookable workplaces
The Swiss startup Workspace2go offers companies a simple and transparent way to rent out their unused space by the hour or day to freelancers or employees of other companies looking for an external meeting room or workspace - even if they actually have their own offices. For example, employees in the field can spontaneously book a meeting room at Zurich's main train station for an upcoming call before boarding the next train, or combine a creative workshop with colleagues with a client meeting in a beautiful old building office in Lucerne. Freelancers, on the other hand, are given the opportunity to rent space flexibly and as needed at their desired location.
The company, founded in 2016 by Manuele Fumagalli, has thus become the "Airbnb for office space". The platform for location-independent working is, according to its own information, the first point of contact in Switzerland for renting and leasing business premises throughout Switzerland quickly and easily on an hourly and daily basis. Companies can now sign up for a corporate account so that employees can rent external rooms as needed and conveniently bill them via the company.
Turning vacant office space into capital
"The need for externally rented space is currently on the rise, which we are noticing on our platform. On the one hand, our portfolio is growing steadily: More than 500 companies are now offering their vacant premises for rent. On the other hand, demand is high: Hundreds of companies take advantage of our customers' offer every month," says Manuele Fumagalli. One reason for this is the desire for creativity and motivation that a change of scenery brings, as well as the opportunity to plan one's daily life more efficiently and based on location. And for companies, vacant and unused office and meeting space, boardrooms and workstations suddenly become lucrative again. "Companies can capitalize on vacant spaces while meeting the demands of our modern working world," says Manuele Fumagalli.
Source and further information: www.workspace2go.com
