Balancing comfort with practicality
in a working space can be difficult. If the results of a recent
survey are to be believed however, it could be important when it
comes to boosting the happiness, and thus productivity, of your
employees.

The website Office Genie recently
conducted a survey to find out which factors contributed the most
to the happiness of a working environment. The survey asked 2,000
UK office workers about their working environment and what factors
they thought influenced the happiness of employees who used that
space regularly.

It found that the design of a
workplace boosted the happiness of workers by 33%. This was
followed by noise level at 8%, social interaction at 8%, light
level at 6% and temperature at 5%.

The results support similar findings
from other surveys that have highlighted the impact of workplace
design on the productivity of a business.

This survey suggests that a
well-designed working space can help to make your employees enjoy
coming to work. This has a number of benefits to you as an employer
and co-worker, besides making working with them easier! Research
has continually shown that happy employees take less sick days and
are much more productive than those who are unhappy at work. It
makes sense then, from a business perspective, to safeguard the
happiness of the people who work for you. The results of the survey
show that

If you're looking for well-designed
workplaces to boost the productivity of your workplace, we can
help. Pall Mall Estates offer a range of versatile office, workshop
and retail premises to help your business grow. Find out more about
our current premises or how we could help you by calling us on 0208
986 7221 or by sending us a message here.

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