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Definition of hot-desking in English English dictionary
- The allocation of desks to office workers when they are required or on a rota system
- The working practice of sharing desks or workstations between workers, as a means of saving space and resources
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- Alternative spelling of hot desking
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- Hot desking originates from the definition of being the temporary physical occupation of a work station or surface by a particular employee. Originating as a trend in the late 1980s-early 1990s, hot desking involves one desk shared between several people who use the desk at different times. A primary motivation for hot desking is cost reduction through space savings - up to 30% in some cases
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- A way of saving office space in which workers do not have their own desk and are only given a desk when they need it:
Hotdesking allows a company to have significantly smaller premises.