Challenges
A successful Workation is all about getting the setup right for both the Employer and the Employee - so that both get the most out of it:
A temporary, exciting & recharging experience in another location while maintaining maximum productivity, a setup from which the positive effects for both extend long after its conclusion.
However, achieving this requires addressing several challenges and uncertainties on both ends.
Challenges for Employers
Workstation
How can I confirm that the technical infrastructure supports efficient work during the Workation?
Health & Safety
How can I guarantee that my staff's working environment meets usual health and safety standards for a full workday?
Compliance
How can I manage tax, insurance, and other compliance issues?
Trust
How can I trust my team to remain focused on work during the Workation and not treat it as a vacation?
Challenges for Employees
Setup
Can I start working directly? Will I be able to perform? Can I concentrate?
Leisure
Equipment
Where do I get my equipment such as bats? Will the flat have certain entertainment offerings (i.e. board games? Smart TV?)
Sport Club Access
Sports clubs are often hard to get in, so where do I go? Will a gym accept me for 1-month? If yes, at what price? Will it be close by?
Cultural
Offerings
How can I efficiently identify the best places to visit without spending excessive time searching online? Also ensure I reserve early enough?
Facilities & Ameneties
Are there basic consumables (i.e. coffee tabs, olive oil, spices) provided and will the equipment work?
Mobility
How do I get around town?
Can I rent a bicycle, get a metro pass or will I have to take costly ubers/ walk everywhere?
Orientation
Where do I go out? Where do I get my groceries? Which restaurants are tourist traps and where do the locals go?
Safety
How do I know the flat exists? Is the neighbourhood safe?