For some, the new trend towards working from home means comfortable, more flexible working, for others it means quiet loneliness. Employers are also faced with many challenges. For example, there are different forms of working from home that need to be differentiated - with far-reaching consequences for the company. Our long-known topic of data protection naturally plays a major role here again, especially when employees use their private devices for work.
Most people are already familiar with “bring your own device” guidelines from their “normal” everyday working life: If employees use their own devices for work, individual details must be discussed and regulated - in the interests of all parties. For example, if private data such as email addresses and cell phone numbers are processed in the company, the company is obliged to define appropriate procedural guidelines. If other personal data is transmitted to employees’ private devices, the same applies. Data protection, data security and operational safety is a sensitive issue, especially with regard to cybercrime, and private devices are a grateful gateway for viruses, hackers and malware. Awareness workshops create a solid basis for pragmatic and secure solutions.
Occupational safety and the employer's duty of care also apply in part to home offices. Therefore, contractual wording and work instructions should always be agreed in advance on the specific facts with specialist lawyers and implemented accordingly by superiors. Fictional film production is generally a project business. This means that many employees come to the production company's head office with short lead times before filming begins and without major resources for human resources and legal. This only works if specialists have internalized the process and can use their own technology directly without a training period. Not working at a fixed workplace has become the norm for project-related employees. This makes standardized procedures and contracts all the more important here. With the large number of complex specifications, it is often difficult to always keep a complete overview. Awareness training - affordable, subject-related and digital - offers everyone involved the right support to be able to master all challenges during a production with confidence at all times. If a Production Executive Management System (PEM) is also used, HR, HL and Compliance also have a perfect overview. Training courses that have been designed by specialists in the respective field specifically for a film production are actually the best solution for the smooth handling and implementation of any film production. This is the only way to avoid certain approaches to solutions that are ultimately not feasible in practice for various reasons. The fact is that corporate governance, i.e. adherence to guidelines, will also become increasingly important in the film industry. In addition, the rules that filmmakers must know, observe and implement will not only increase - they will also become more and more complex. The online certificate seminar "Data protection in production - awareness" in the Ensider:Academy offers a solid introduction to PEM. Other, individual seminars, training courses and workshops on topics such as completion bonds, film financing or GDPR are tailored to the different target groups and thus guarantee not only an up-to-date and reliable level of knowledge, but also safe implementation for everyone involved. Your Ensider:Team