5 Reasons Not to Rely on Employee Labor When Moving Your Office
A new office move is a big undertaking for any business. If you're doing a move on a tight budget, you may be tempted to have employees get the work accomplished instead of hiring it out. But this can be detrimental to your move. How? Read on to discover a few of the most important reasons to outsource the labor of moving to a new location.
1. Employees Can Be Injured
Employers are responsible for the safety of their workplace and its people. When you ask employees to do tasks for which they haven't been trained, they may become injured. Untrained staff can be physically harmed when they move furniture, equipment, and even large amounts of files. And it may even result in damage to your things as well. When you work with insured, trained professionals, you can reduce your risks.
2. Pros Will Work Efficiently
As a business owner, you know the value of outsourcing some work to those who can move your office in the most efficient and thorough manner. The same is true of moving your office equipment.
If you ask untrained personnel to disassemble things, figure out how to safely move furnishings, and ensure safe transportation, they'll have to spend time working out these things. This disrupts your business for longer and can fatigue employees.
3. Your Staff Is Already Busy
Chances are that few if any of your regular office staff sit around with nothing to do. So you may not want to take away people from their normal jobs in order to devote time to some moving tasks. If you pay an accountant to manage your books — and pay them the commensurate salary — do you really want to pay them a premium rate to empty their desk and take it to the new office?
4. Personnel Can Be Deployed Elsewhere
An office move has many smaller parts. Consider carefully what are the most important of these to assign to employees. Minor tasks, like clearing out the break room, can be done by a variety of people. But only a few can organize and direct the placement of furnishings in the new space.
When you choose which jobs you can outsource, you can focus employee time and energy in better places — they can assist customers with the transition, ensure HIPAA compliance, run the old office, or get new computers set up.
5. You Empower Them Instead
An office move affects everyone in your office. Some may be hesitant to make the move while others may be adversely affected by the new location. So you need to provide as much support and keep morale up during this change. Rather than demand employees devote their time to your plan, empower them to make the most of the move.
How might you do this? Have employees serve on committees or oversee parts of the process. Have them choose new equipment and furnishings, design changes to their workspaces, or find the best timing to move their personal work areas. Then, hire movers to facilitate the employees' changes and adjustments, allowing staff to feel more autonomy and respect.
Where to Learn More
Could you and your employees use help transitioning to a new Florida office? Whether you're still in the early planning stages or you're nearly ready to go, the best place to begin is by meeting with the team at Door To Door Movers & Apartment Movers.
We'll put our experience to work for you and help you craft a timeline, determine how we can assist your employees, and ensure a stress-free move. Call today to make an appointment.
