Yusra Shaeik

The workplace of the future: employee wellbeing investment

Thanks to COVID-19, 86% of UK employers say they’re going to be investing more in staff wellbeing in future. Even the big global players are doing this – and it’s easy to see why. FTSE 100 companies that spend more on employee wellbeing have been shown to achieve a 10% higher shareholder return. So, is

Meet Your Geek: Luke Packer

Meet Luke  – the newest addition to our team. Luke has just started his role as our Projects Coordinator, bringing years of experience in projects within the IT service industry. With his help we strive to provide an outstanding customer experience and to ensure projects are delivered accurately. We’re sure you will be hearing from

Software unification – the challenges and solutions

Once your business reaches a certain size, connecting all your software to work with other software can start to become a real headache. That’s where software unification comes in. Because technology is always advancing. Market demand and consumer expectations are always developing. The combination has left many organisations struggling with a fragmented collection of software

How digital transformation helps recruitment companies survive pandemics

Many recruitment companies struggled to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Those that did often had a pre-existing (or quickly scrambled) digital transformation to thank. In 2020, only 25% of recruitment agencies has a digital transformation strategy in place. Today, over 84% do. That shows you how important digitisation has suddenly become to the industry. So when

Our Ultimate Guide to Cyber Security

One in three organisations were victims of a successful cyber attack during 2021, according to SoSafe’s 2022 Human Risk Review. Cyber attacks have the potential to destroy the IT infrastructure of a business. Scams, data manipulation, and theft can massively impact both organisations and individuals, and with the digital world becoming increasingly blended with our

The workplace of the future: crypto and ecommerce

Cryptocurrency has dominated tech news in the early 2020s. But it still seems to occupy a space that’s more investment or asset class than everyday currency. Is there ever going to be a world in which every ecommerce website accepts crypto as a standard payment method? Many people are confident it’s going to happen. We

Dial A Geek is now an accredited Living Wage Employer

Dial A Geek team

We are delighted to announce that Dial A Geek is now an accredited Living Wage Employer! It means that everyone working for us is certified to be earning a Real Living Wage. We have always chosen to pay our employees the Living Wage – we believe that a salary that covers employees’ basic expenses is the absolute

CSR, transparency, and the tech that makes it possible

Corporate Social Responsibility should no longer be perceived as a financial drain on organisations. On the contrary, research shows that clearly communicating your CSR practices to your stakeholders is profitable. That profit is financial. It’s reputational. It’s also proven to be highly effective at retaining top talent in this competitive jobs market, especially among younger

Our Ultimate Guide to Cyber Security when WFH

Work from home cybersecurity with MFA and SSO

Today’s office looks very different to how it did only a few years ago. While trends in hybrid and remote working were starting to emerge prior to the pandemic, they have accelerated as a result and are now firmly embedded in the way many businesses work. It is no coincidence that cybersecurity incidents are also

Staff monitoring software, bossware, and ethics

Monitoring the hours your remote working staff spend “at work” is important. But the invention of employee productivity monitoring software – a.k.a. “bossware” – has raised all kinds of ethical questions. Is it okay to keep an eye on your team’s activities when they’re in their own home? Is there any reason why you would