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The Work-at-Home Discussion Continues

DMG Consulting

DMG has heard from a significant number of organizations that are planning not to renew real estate leases for some or all of their contact center sites in response to employee demand for WAH. Other leaders have told us they have a mix of agents and employees who would prefer to return to the office, once it is safe.

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The Impact of and Opportunity for Virtual Agents on Call Center Outsourcers

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Contact Centers spent of much Spring 2020 scrambling to shift agents to work-from-home or bring agent seats back onshore from locations where at home agents simply weren't feasible due to lack of critical infrastructure. With Virtual Agents, there is no recruiting, no shrinkage or illness and no turnover.

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Contact Centers’ Road Map to Success in the New Normal

DMG Consulting

DMG recommends that contact centers allow at least 25 to 35 percent of employees to work from home (and more, if feasible), as long as security, regulatory, and compliance concerns can be properly addressed.