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Introduction to Workplace by Facebook What is Workplace? Workplace by Facebook is the next generation communication hub that will connect everyone in Securitas Ireland.. Workplace by Facebook will help us make faster decisions, understand and leverage employees’ passions and provide an accessible and quick way of working. Workplace by Facebook Benefits: Great Two-Way Communication Workplace by Facebook takes conversation to a whole new level, allowing anyone to communicate with the entire organization. This results in better conversations and knowledge sharing, avoiding corporate silos. It also opens channels for feedback through comments, reactions, and likes. Employee Engagement The platform is designed to focus on people in organizations by promoting diversity and feedback as means to engage staff and support cultural change. You can measure employee opinions by running polls and develop deeper relationships with staff by recognizing them in news feeds with a GIF or reactions. Collaboration Tool Workplace by Facebook, unlike most collaboration apps, gets even better as users increase. This it does by mixing instant messaging functionalities with group discussions. Its Workplace Chat provides real-time responses while more relevant conversations result from the use of project groups. Boosts Use of Existing Tools As the platform comes with features that are familiar to most individuals, many prefer to use it. Its ability to integrate with current systems improves employees’ use of tools that are already in place. These are done with one-click provisioning, single sign on, and the integration directory that comes with the system.