What is fun at work?

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What is fun at work?

Can it makeyour team more

productive?


Fun at work - the misconceptionsA lot of people see ‘fun’ as the very opposite of work. They eagerly wait to clock off at 5pm so that work ends and fun begins.

But can fun have a place in the modern workplace, and here’s why we think you should consider it.


The benefits of fun at work

Reduces costs associated with employee churn

Attracts and retains the best people

Creates a more innovative environment

Absenteeism is reduced as employees are less stressed

Increased productivity

Happy workers = happy customers

More profit

The yay’’’’’’’s!


It’s not one size fits all

Employees have different interpretations of workplace fun. These include:

Social fun - the work environment and spending time with colleagues

Work fun - interesting and fulfilling work

To implement fun you first need to understand your employees and their motivations.


Probation

You could give them a final opportunity to improve their perfor-mance, by issuing a formal warning or placing them on proba-tion.

Probation should be for a fixed period of time. You should let the employee know what improvement you expect and provide sup-port, such as training, to achieve it. Depending on the terms of the employment contract, you may be able to withhold certain benefits and provide shorter notice of dismissal while the em-ployee is on probation. Make sure you have this all formally re-corded and refer to it at each 1-2-1 or appraisal.

Allow people to have fun

It’s essential that you allow people to have fun and show that fun isn’t a top down thing - it can just happen.

This trust empowers staff to come up with their own fun activities, creating a more relaxed and engaged workforce.


Fun can be simple

You don’t need an office slide or a ping pong table to create a sense of fun, belonging and engagement. Introducing fun can be a simple process and can be centred on easy-to-organise activities.

Here are some fun ideas that could work for you:

Lottery syndicates

Charity/fundraising days

Bake Off days

Computer games

Team sports

Fantasy football league

Yoga/pilates

Dress down Friday

Office parties/nights out

A pool table

An office pet

Wellbeing days

‘Gameification’ or fun via work itself - such as targets and incentives for reaching them


Examples from BrightHR

Games

At BrightHR we have a table tennis table, a football goal, computer consoles and board games around the office. They provide a great opportunity to take five minutes away from your desk, to collaborate, as team building exercises, to build relationships or even just to unwind over lunch.



Office Games

During the Olympics we held our own office games where people could get involved in a number of office based competitions. This was a great way to build a competitive team spirit, to get people from different departments communicating and to boost staff moral. What’s more it only took 10 mins out of the day.



Office shout outs

We have a ‘shout out’ box on reception were anyone can submit a shout out to someone who has gone above and beyond, is generally brilliant or is showing some serious talent. All shouts are read out at our monthly company wide meeting, no matter if they are serious or more light-hearted. It’s a great way to recognise the work employees do but also to have some fun.


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‘Play and Productivity’ report today

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