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Read this if: You want to have motivated, productive and loyal employees
Gain: Reduction of absenteeism and recruitment costs, a better image and higher performance results
Do you need to spend money on the work environment?
Retaining employees saves money from recruitment and training of newcomers as well as health care and absenteeism costs due to unhealthy workplace conditions.
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responsible and creative they are. Instead of focusing their efforts on just getting through the work day, they will be concentrated on solving tasks and deriving benefits from this – bonuses, recognition, respect, a feeling of being useful and needed.
Social responsibility, in addition to profit, distinguishes an exceptional company from a mediocre one in the eyes of customers and stakeholders.
Here are different ways in which to create a positive workplace:
Attitude
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professional growth, teamwork and involvement are all essential factors to achieve a positive work environment. Learn to “Harness the Power of Your Employees“.
Promoting health at work
Employers and employees purchase health care through the insurance premiums they pay together for coverage. Healthy employees are in the company’s financial interest! The facts speak for themselves: of all medical services 60% of is consumed by employee health insurance. Unnecessary medical care costs consume corporate profits and employee paychecks. In many instances, medical care costs can consume half or even more of corporate profits.
How can employers promote health in their companies?
● Ensuring a sensible work-life balance – mandatory vacations, limiting overtime work, flexible work hours or providing daycare for employees’ children
● Observing the necessary amount of time designated for breaks during work time
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screenings, free smoking cessation programs, counseling, safety training, self-education programs, insurance liaison services.
Lab Safety Supply, the leading catalog supplier of safety and industrial supplies, is an example of a company that provides all these things to its employees.
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for free, there is still an option to cover a certain percentage of the expenses for fitness equipment, counseling or any other program that might be beneficial for the physical and emotional well-being of employees. Providing some space for a sport/relaxation zone can be a first step.
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promote good relations between employees and create some fun and variety for the staff. It can vary from a picnic in the park to an excursion, some kind of adventure ( hot air balloon flying, rafting, etc), playing games or corporate yoga.
● Hiring an ergonomics specialist to assess workstations to prevent back pain which is a common complaint among office staff
● Installing secure bike parking
● Implementing some healthy changes in the work routine/procedures
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Nebraska, proves that sometimes something as little as including stretching as an obligatory initial part of the work day can make a big difference – a 50% reduction in injuries, respectively a reduction in workmen’s compensation costs. They calculated that they made an $800,000 return on an $85,000 investment in employee wellness in just over five years!
There are many other examples of companies which have created a positive and healthy workplace and gained a lot of benefits from them.
If you want to learn more about promoting health in your company, visit this website: http://www.projecthealth.ca/e-bulletins/workplace-wellness
Luxury perks
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and retaining the most talented specialists. The most remarkable perks include free massages, rock-climbing wall, sushi lunches and credits on TaskRabbit. It is an online service in five major cities that brokers odd jobs like “Fold Laundry and Put it Away,” “Cook dinner for 2,” “assemble four items from Ikea,” “standard wash and fold: 3 loads,” “dispose of Ikea bead,” “Pick up and deliver cake,” and “walk a dog”.
However enticing these luxury perks may sound, they can work for staff retention only when the main requirements for a positive workplace are met – good attitude and a healthy environment.
If you think that your company has created a positive workplace and it deserves to be accredited for one of the best companies to work for, take a look at this website: http://www.bestcompanies.co.uk, you may be able to make it to the list of best companies to work for – a big hiring bonus. On this website you’ll also find information about The Art of Engagement – an interactive experience designed to help leaders, managers and
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team members understand what it takes to have a truly engaged workplace and create a clear actionable plan that will improve engagement within an organization.
Of course the benefits you can provide for your staff depends on how high up the food chain your organization is and how high the salaries are for your staff, but providing an enjoyable workplace is more about attitude than money. Even token gestures will be appreciated by staff if they come form the heart.