Zoho Introduces BackToWork To Help Businesses Return

Zoho Corporation introduced BackToWork program which is a fully comprehensive modular solution enables businesses and organizations to safely transition back into the workplace and is free for the remainder of 2020.

This is in line with the company’s ongoing relief efforts, to support businesses impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. The app supports Arabic language and right to left orientation.

“We’ve seen tremendous successes in our existing initiatives aimed at helping organizations through Covid-19 and its associated lockdowns. Now that businesses are re-opening, we want to help them, this time through BackToWork, an application enabling companies to maintain end-to-end workplace safety,” commented Hyther Nizam, President MEA, Zoho Corp.

BackToWork asserts to support Chief Operations Officers, Chief Human Resources Officers, Facility Heads and their teams in making critical decisions around returning to the workplace without compromising on the safety and compliance aspects.

The robust application consists of six modules designed to address every concern involved in the process of re-entering the workplace, all within one secure, easy-to-navigate solution: Safe Entry, Employee Wellness Assessment, Maintenance and Assets, Admin Control Panel, Volunteer and Communication.

BackToWork application also claims to allow advanced customization for companies that have specific requirements. The application can be easily integrated with top HR platforms like Zoho People and BambooHR, and also with Active Directory and Zoho Directory. It is currently available in English, Arabic, French, Japanese, and Chinese, and will soon be available in Spanish, Portuguese and German. Zoho has several enhancements in the pipeline including a Travel Management module and integrations with popular video conferencing platforms.

BackToWork also ensures a level of confidentiality. Zoho does not allow any third party trackers to monitor usage behavior and never sells any data. Because Zoho has built its entire technology stack, the company is able to offer the most secure experience to its users without compromising on data privacy. Zoho BackToWork users are assured that their data is confidential and protected and only users themselves maintain ownership of that data.

BackToWork is the latest in Zoho’s efforts to support businesses through the Covid-19 crisis. In March, Zoho introduced Remotely, a free suite of 11 business applications designed to help companies of all sizes transition to remote work. Since its release, more than 25,000 organizations are using Remotely, which will remain free till September 1, 2020.

Zoho also unveiled its Small Business Emergency Subscription Assistance Program (ESAP), which waived off subscription fee for the affected small business customers. In April, Zoho’s Vertical Relief Plan was rolled out, offering businesses in three hard-hit industries Retail, Government & Non-Profit, and Education, custom built tools and assistance programs to navigate pandemic related issues.