How to manage access rights in a COVID-19 world
There are so many terms for our new reality: post-pandemic era, living in a COVID-19 world, and of course, the "new normal". They all describe our continued efforts to socially distance and work from home to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus. They also refer to the slow and cautious reopening of businesses and industries, while others await the green light.
No matter where you are on the return-to-office spectrum, one thing is clear: managing access rights and protecting people’s health and physical safety is experiencing a shift. Here’s how a smarter access management solution can support your organization.
Controlling in-office traffic flow
Securing an establishment while a large portion of employees remain off-site poses unique challenges to physical security. Many local regulations continue to enforce remote work and limit the number of individuals allowed in a building at a given time.
Allowing or restricting employee access to certain parts of a building is one way to maintain social distancing in your organization. The ability to quickly and easily adjust your access management settings to control your in-office flow is essential, as this pandemic has proven unpredictable. By allowing and restricting access, organizations can remind employees which areas they’re meant to travel through while keeping track of their overall movements. This helps to maintain the safety of all those on your property.
Managing access control settings remotely
The absence of on-site personnel also affects organizational security. Because a limited number of employees are allowed in the office, off-site control of an organization’s access management system is key. With the right system, you can manage your employee and contractor access remotely. This allows for enhanced control of your organization’s access rights, no matter your location.
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Reopening and ensuring employee safety
Many organizations have adjusted their workflow to ensure the safety of their employees throughout the pandemic. But, as some governments have begun loosening their local regulations, it’s important to prepare for reopening while maintaining your organization’s ongoing security.
As employees gradually return to work, the need to establish an efficient and secure way to manage this increase in traffic is crucial. It’s important to have an adaptable and easy-to-use smarter access management system to help manage the flow of employees, contractors, and visitors.
For example, for many organizations, it will be essential to remotely manage employee access in a property area by limiting or allowing employee access to different parts of the office. Some organizations may allow visitors to check themselves in and notify their hosts using a self-serve portal. Using a self-service portal will reduce the tasks required of front-desk staff.
Prepare for your next hiring wave
COVID-19 has affected the hiring process for many organizations as regulations outlining social distancing and remote work have been put into place. It’s important to look ahead and prepare for your next hiring wave we prepare to normalize again.
A smarter access management system is essential for maintaining the flow of employees and visitors throughout your property area. This is especially true when onboarding new employees. Because you must be able to set up access rights quickly and efficiently, you need an adaptable, and easy-to-use system that can help automate the provisioning of access rights— especially if you’re hiring more employees than usual, which might be the case if your hiring operations were affected by the pandemic.
Using ClearID to meet your operational needs
Your physical security system is a complex machine made up of many moving parts. Smarter access management is a gear in that machine — one that requires a flexible and easy-to-use system, especially throughout a pandemic. Your access rights evolve during the confinement and deconfinement periods, which is why you need a system that can evolve with them.
Genetec ClearID is a proven system that can help you manage physical identity and access rights with ease, allowing you to adjust your employee and contractor access rights quickly, remotely, and on a detailed level. Whether it’s allowing or restricting employee access to areas or facilitating visitor experience with self-check-in, ClearID is an adaptable system that can help you manage access rights from any location.