Hot Desking is a term that has been around since the 1990s. During this time, the work force was beginning to change its strict structure of a 9 hour work day combined with working in an office to a more relaxed environment which included casual Fridays and eventually tele-commuting. It is believed that the term originated from the term “hot bunking”, a naval practice where sailors would share limited bunk space.

Hot Desking is a perfect solution for workers who do not need to “own” a desk but can be allocated work space according to their schedules and needs. More than one employee can share this workstation thus utilizing the space over and over.

More and more employees are working out of their home, working in another state or on the road for sales calls. Setting up meetings used to be a time consuming but companies are now taking advantage of hotel spaces to coordinate staff meetings for employees not in the office.

Purchasing room booking software allows employees at the home office to quickly find a hotel with appropriate facilities for the out-of-office meetings. Not having to allocate office space for employees who are not in the office, is a cost savings that is being recognized by many businesses in these tough economic times.