Prepare your Company for Work with Fewer Staff

Covid has changed many lives and the way we work with many companies now having staff working remotely. In the past two years, workers have taken stock of what is important to them and are looking for a new work-life balance and a more positive experience in the office and when getting together with colleagues. Many people are happily working remotely all around Ireland and do not want to get together in the main urban centers. It can be difficult to retain a sense of team and group cohesion with so many people working remotely but they need to come together occasionally to share the values of the company and discuss how they will achieve the company goals.

The recent Whittaker Institute survey on Remote Working in Ireland (May 2022)  showed that in April 2021 75% were working fully remotely and in 2022  40% are still working fully remotely.  

Staff Meeting Up

How are you meeting and listening to your staff as Covid appears to be receding? The success of a company is based on quality communications between team members and management. You need to communicate objectives and company goals and empower people in teams. Organizations need to provide safe, fun options for staff to meet, feel a sense of being part of a team, and plan strategies. Your staff is the best asset the company has and you need to retain the staff and a sense of community and focus. This allows you to communicate objectives and company goals and empower people in teams.

The Facts on Meeting Up

 If their future remote working preferences were not facilitated, 30% of all respondents indicated that they will change jobs, with 33% indicating they may change jobs even if it meant a pay cut
–    37% indicated that they will change jobs and 27% indicated they are open to the possibility of changing jobs, even if it means fewer promotion opportunities if their future remote working preferences were not facilitated. How long would 35% of hybrid workers want to work on an office site?

What can ActivityDays provide?

• We can provide a wide range of activities such as kayaking, walking, horse riding, island trips, food tours, chocolate making, and others.
• We can organize a day for all the staff to meet at a designated place such as a city hotel or country house with a meal and optional activity for the group. 
• A central point for staff to meet, have team bonding activities, and then have a meeting to focus on company goals. Give us details of the number of staff, if you want to stay 1-4 nights in self-catering houses, and the facilities you will need for the meeting. ActivityDays can organize the meals, meeting space, and accommodation for the group.  
• Optional thank you packs for staff to include food treats, wax melts, candles, or Irish drinks.
• Price per person for the meeting, accommodation with meal options.

• Activities are available at any time but early in the week is best for team get-togethers. 

• Suggested meeting places in Cork, West Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Connemara, Donegal, Offaly, Cavan, Meath, and Wicklow. Overnight accommodation is being added all the time, with weekdays being better suited to groups.  
• Activity Days only works with reputable companies, that are professional and fully insured.

• Self-Catering or Hotel Accommodation with a minimum of 2 nights’ stay in a location. The best value is during the working week, rather than at weekends. 
• Activity organized at the start or end of the working day with suggested places for meals. What more do you need? 
• Cost per person for the day or multi-day trip with all requirements included.

• Transport from railway stations or airports can be arranged. Let us know your staff meeting requirements.

Examples of Trips We can Organise

• Meeting in West Cork for a few days with two or three nights accommodation. Take a sunset kayak trip or a guided walk and spend time together as a team.
• Take your group on a trip along with the Waterford, Limerick, or Mayo Greenways for a half-day and an option to have a room for a meeting at the start of the day. 

Contact with Activity Days (team@activitydays.ie) to provide the site, accommodation, meal, and experience options at one central site. A lead time of 6 weeks minimum is needed for a meet-up, especially in the summer season. The earlier you put the date in the diary, the sooner the plan can come together for your company.