“We can’t pay you until lockdown ends because the software is in the office” is a comforting response from two very big companies, so if anyone fancies donating a few quid via my paypal email in the bio, I might be able to pay my broadband bill.
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Yes, it’s bollocks and the new “our payroll staff all went on holiday at the same time”
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That's because it's total shite. Paying people is essential work, no excuses.
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Even if folks are fuloughed, the director still has the responsibility to pay people.
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Tell them you know of this brilliant invention called VPN. Its like magic.
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Sadly...quite possible. That said...all major companies SHOULD have disaster recovery plans, which would include mirror sites for all critical data and function.
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It's very believable that it would only exist there. Depending on the company, those systems might not have been updated in 30 years
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They may not have prepared early enough. The company I go to thought, in early-Feb, that any eventual shutdown would be at the start of April. Luckily they were ready for secure off-site work when it happened earlier.
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Cloud based payroll and accounting software is absolutely a thing
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Same boat. Hotels are closed and not paying their suppliers. Sales staff can apparently work from home but accounts staff can’t
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