i Informware - wellness together syndicated study, Sapio Research, July 2017ii State of the American Workplace report, Gallup, 2017iii The Employee Experience Index, Globoforce, 2016iv Wellness Together: what really contributes to wellbeing in the workplace? Sapio Research, 2016

1. GET YOUR EMPLOYEES INVOLVED

2. ENCOURAGE WORK LOCATION FLEXIBILITY

3. SHAPE A CULTURE THAT VALUES EMPLOYEES

5. CHANGE THE PHYSICAL WORKPLACE

4. ALLOW MORE FLEXIBLE WORKSTATION OPTIONS

Younger employees entering the workforce expect to work in a certain type of environment, with companies such as Google and Facebook setting the template for what modern office life means.

So how do you create a workplace that really engages millennials?

5 WAYS TO CREATE A WORKPLACE THAT DELIVERS

FOR MILLENNIALS

Find out what people want from their working environment - 28% of employees want to be consulted about how o�ce space is used.i Encourage employees to raise issues about their workplace - 47% of workers do not feel that they have control over their comfort conditions.

37% of employees want spaces to do di�erent tasksi. Encourage sta� to split their time between working remotely and in the o�ce. Host meetings and informal chats in cafes.

39% of employees want a high degree of �exibility in the workplaceii.

79% of workers report having a more positive experience when they have a �exible scheduleiii.

INVOLVE STAFF IN PLANNING

PROVIDE A HEALTHY CULTURE

OFFER A CHOICE OF WORKING LOCATIONS

SURVEY YOUR EMPLOYEES AND ACT ON THE RESULTS

Provide healthy nutritious snacks – 20% of employees want access to free healthy foodi.

Encourage workers to take regular breaks – 47% of employees believe that short strolls aid concentrationi.

Ensure that the workspace environment is temperature controlled – 39% of employees want more fresh air in the o�cei.

CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT TAILORED TO USERS

Give workers the choice of sit or stand desk solutions – 23% of employees want to have this choicei.

Provide ergonomic chairs – 46% of employees want comfortable chairsi.

Companies that o�er di�erent workstation options are 37% more profitable than those that do notiv.

Create small private spaces – 43% of employees want quiet working areasi.

Avoid specifying that certain areas are for speci�c tasks – 38% of workers want to work in an environment con�gured to their needsi.

Let employees work anywhere they want in the o�ce.

HOW WE CAN HELP

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