Tag: Zoom
Zoom tells staff to go back to work, smart products ‘enable domestic abuse’
Zoom, the online meetings platform that became synonymous with home working during the pandemic, has told staff to come into the office more often. Workers who live within a "commutable distance" of the company's offices, including in the UK, will be expected to make the journey on designated team days. The California-based firm had been…
How did we all use Zoom this year?
If you’re like me and just about everyone else across the globe, you’ve probably spent a lot of time on Zoom this past year — for work collaboration, personal connection, and everything in between. But how long is the average Zoom meeting? How often do people try to talk while on mute? And who else…
Top 10 Best and Worst WFH behaviours revealed
A new study by Premier Inn reveals that over half of UK workers (53%) find their colleagues less annoying when working remotely The top three most annoying behaviours included slow responses to emails (61%), background noise on calls (60%) and eating on camera (59%) The most endearing behaviours colleagues display while working remotely include messaging to ask how you are (64%), replying quickly (62%) and…
Interview: Lynne Oldham, Chief People Officer, Zoom
As people slowly return to their offices after the Covid-19 pandemic, Chris Price talks to Lynne Oldham, Chief People Officer at Zoom about the future of the video conferencing software... Do you think the shift to home working is permanent or will we see demand for services like Zoom fall with people returning to the office…
Millions still working from makeshift ‘home offices’ after 12 months
Millions of employees are still working from their original makeshift 'home office' set-ups – on the ironing board, behind the sofa and even on the bed. A study of 2,000 adults working from home found 61 per cent still consider the environment to be temporary despite having been there for almost 12 months. Three per…
Only 1 in 3 directors in top companies are female, claims study
A new study that analysed the board of directors in technology, entertainment and e-commerce companies has revealed only 1 in 3 board members (34%) worldwide are women, with Zoom the worst for gender diversity. Small Business Prices analysed the board of directors for 15 major companies across the technology, entertainment and e-commerce sectors. What it…
Top 10 Video Call Bugbears – 1 in 4 suffer picture freezing
Work from home Brits have had to put up with nearly a quarter of their video calls freezing and 15 per cent cutting out altogether – just because of bad Wi-Fi, a study of our video call bugbears has found. Research carried out among 2,000 adults found they have taken part in an average of…
Connected Christmas: 8 in 10 video calling on Christmas Day
New research has found that new 2020 Christmas Day traditions will include 42% of people ordering a takeaway and eight in 10 adults contacting loved ones via phone or video call – with 12.41pm expected to be the most popular time for friends and families to ‘connect’. The research from Samsung KX - the manufacturer's…
IT professionals not comfortable with Zoom, claims survey
Study shows IT professionals are scared of making mistakes, uncomfortable with seeing themselves on Zoom and hate making calls. With a second lockdown looming, 31% of IT and information research professionals are working in fear, scared of making a mistake at work. The nationwide poll, commissioned by contact lens company Feel Good Contacts revealed some of…
8 Top Tips for setting up Secure Zoom meeting
With the Coronavirus pandemic ruling out face to face meetings, Chris Price offers 8 Top Tips for setting up a Secure Zoom meeting online.... Just as Britain leaving the European Union spawned new words - most notably Brexit - so too is the Coronavirus pandemic changing our vocabulary. And inevitably with many of us now…
