Moving and management

Move in to your newly fitted-out offices

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The move or reorganisation will need careful preparation and communication. By the time you get to the move itself your staff will have gone through a lot. They may have contributed to the research for the accommodation strategy, they may have been asked to move out of their space while it was refurbished, or they may have been working in a building site for many months. Even if the new offices are remote from the existing workspace, this will lead to new routes to work for your staff.

A welcome pack can significantly improve morale at this time. It will address many of the issues that your staff will face, including new systems in the office, security and travel. It can also help to define new office protocols connected with open plan offices, diary systems and booking of space and rooms. These documents need careful consideration and research if they are to be truly useful.

One of the key considerations is local amenities. Staff need to be made aware of all the key local services near the new office. These are listed below. Click on the relevant heading and enter the postcode of your new office to learn more.

The staff need to be made aware of the need to co-operate and they must understand that dates for: packing boxes, clearing rubbish away, moving, packing and unpacking boxes are not negotiable. Moves go wrong when thes