Employees demand location-independent work
More than ever before, companies need to be responsive to the needs of employees. Above all, the demand for more flexibility is central to this debate. 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 an office presence has had its day. The demand of employees for more flexibility and work-life blending is constantly increasing and presents companies with new challenges such as empty office space and the loss of efficiency and creativity due to decentralized and isolated teams. So far, the question has always been “Working in the office or in the home office?” in the foreground. A flexibly bookable offer for external meeting rooms to shorten distances and boost creativity is rarely considered. This is exactly where Workspace2go comes in.
Flexible, varied and easy to book jobs
The Swiss start-up Workspace2go offers companies a simple and transparent way to rent their unused space by the hour or day to freelancers or employees of other companies who are looking for an external meeting room or workspace – even if they actually have their own offices. For example, field staff can spontaneously book a meeting room at Zurich main station for an upcoming call before boarding the next train, or combine a creative workshop with colleagues with a customer meeting in a beautiful old office building in Lucerne. Freelancers, on the other hand, have the opportunity to rent flexibly at their desired location as needed.
Turn vacant office space into capital
“The need for externally rented rooms is currently increasing, which we notice on our platform. On the one hand, our portfolio is constantly growing: more than 500 companies are now offering their vacant premises for rent. On the other hand, the demand is high: Hundreds of companies use what our customers have to offer every month,” says Manuele Fumagalli, founder and CEO of Workspace2go. One reason for this is the desire for creativity and motivation that a change of scenery brings with it, as well as the opportunity to plan one’s everyday life more efficiently and based on location. And empty and unused office and meeting rooms, conference rooms and workplaces are suddenly becoming lucrative again for companies. “Companies can capitalize on vacant spaces while at the same time meeting the demands of our modern working world,” says Manuele Fumagalli.