Agility Recovery Solutions Counseling Clients in California
October 26, 2007
Business continuity firm has resources in place for potential recoveries
Like the rest of the U.S., San Diego-area businesses are staying up to date on the path of the California wildfires. In addition to being ready to recover its clients’ business operations, disaster recovery and business continuity company Agility Recovery Solutions is counseling its clients in the region on tasks to complete now in preparation of a potential business interruption, including:
Maintain Communication
- Create a phone tree with the landline phone number of where employees will most likely evacuate. Prepared as if cellular service will not be available.
- Create an employee e-mail list containing personal e-mail addresses for use if company e-mail is unavailable.
- Establish an online message board for continuous employee communication during an interruption.
- Schedule daily conference calls to keep employees up to date on emergency situation.
HR and Financial Information
- Ensure payroll continuity through an interruption to increase employee loyalty and encourage a speedy return to work when operations are restored.
- Develop an overtime pay policy for employees who may work extra shifts.
- Cash is king: keep extra cash on hand for unexpected expenses.
- Be flexible with employees who experience a personal loss; additional personal time may be required. Transportation, housing and childcare may be compromised in the aftermath of the disaster and employers should take into consideration alternative means for their employees.
- Plan for professional counseling and support for employees who may be dealing with personal losses.
Agility is preparing for the potential of hundreds of business recoveries in the wake of the wildfires. If needed, Agility will deliver its clients the ReadySuite mobile recovery solution, which includes any or all of the four key elements of recovery:
POWER – Generators
TECHNOLOGY – PCs, servers, tape drives, printers and fax machines
SPACE – Office space complete with desks and chairs
CONNECTIVITY – Satellite for voice and Internet access
In addition to the four elements of recovery, Agility has technical and logistical resources ready to mobilize and install equipment at member locations.
Agility has experience responding to hundreds of organizations following local and regional disasters, including but not limited to hurricanes Wilma, Rita and Katrina and the events of Sept. 11, 2001. In its 18-year history, Agility has maintained a 100 percent success rate in recovering its clients.
