What is a hot desk user?

A hot desk is an organisational workplace system where desks are used by different people at certain times.

A hot desk user is someone who doesn’t have a permanent desk, and finds spare desk to work at, each time they come into the office.

What are the aims/objectives ?

There’s many reasons why a company would swap to hot desking, these are:

• Maximise space efficiency
• Reducing redundant office space
• Allow more people to fit into a smaller space to help with usage of desks
• Reducing real estate costs – overheads

What are the advantages of hot desking?

Hot desking can have many advantages for the company and it’s employees, including:

• An increase in collaboration (More opportunities to interact with colleagues from different departments)
• Flexible working (Control over your schedules letting you choose when you want to work each day)
• Cleaner workspace (Encourage employees to be more minimalist)
• Improvement in productivity (Help employers better manage their schedules)
• Space utilisation (A space can be used when you really need it, reduces the amount of desk space needed)

The etiquette rules of hot desking

If you decide to use hot desking as a part of your daily work routine, then there are some key rules you need to be aware of, including:

• Reserving your desk in advance
• Personal items to be kept on your desk only during working hours
• Being respectful and mindful of colleagues before you start a meeting or a call
• Avoiding keeping food on desks – having your food in another designated area

How to set up your hot desk

It’s important to know how to set up your hot desking office so it can best suit your specific requirements, you need to have:

• Good adjustment (Compliant with Health and Safety regulations)
• Ease of use (knowing how to set up your hot desk)
• Equipment has a longer warranty

If you’re not sure how to setup your hot desk, check out our guide to the perfect hot desking setup . You can also browse the wireless homeworking laptop kit we offer, a excellent product for hot desking, especially if you are on the go.

If you’d like to find out more about hot desking, or if you need any more information in general regarding the topic, the give us a call on 0330 332 0880 or instead you can email us on enquiries@posturepeople.co.uk.