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Rethinking Work Perks: 5 Things Employees Want More Than ‘Fun’ At Work

Success

Instead of offering the perk of free lunch at work, consider providing home office stipends. “Passing along the savings of not having an office to making sure that our employees have an office space that is constantly improving… shows we value the environment of our remote workers,” she explains. “It

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Offering Remote Work Options Creates a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace Environment

Allwork

To our surprise, we found that all workers benefit from being offered the option to work from home, but the greatest benefits were found among several minority groups. . In addition to a literature review, we also surveyed workers across Alliance Virtual Offices and Allwork.Space to see how our teams compared to a control group. .

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NeoCon 2022: Leveraging Design To Support ‘Untethered Working’ And A Hybrid Future

Allwork

The annual gathering of furniture and interiors professionals was in full-scale for the first time since 2019. While they recognize the need to connect on and offsite workers, little attention was devoted to equipping other spaces in the ecosystem, most specifically home offices or even coworking spaces. .

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Industry: the art of working from anywhere

Workplace Insight

In 2019, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that 57 per cent of American employees had some form of flexible working arrangements. Furthermore, the penny had also started to drop within management teams even pre-pandemic that an effective and efficient workplace contributes to the attraction and retention of its talent.

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Work flexibility: Unconventional arrangements are here to stay

BMT Office Administration

Without fellow team members around, she worried about lonely days and feared being stuck without assistance if a problem came up. A lifelong night owl, she loved staying up late to watch old movies without needing to get up early the next morning to make the dreaded hour-long commute to the office. Smart employers are taking notice.

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Ryan Anderson VP of Global Research & Insights MillerKnoll | The Return to Office & Reengineering Cities

Allwork

After studying the state of return to office across the US and Europe, he determined that employees wanted more control over their work week and schedule flexibility. Anderson suggested designing with employees instead of for them, and cultivating a conversation about how the team can be more productive and impactful.

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Karen Condi – Founder of Workspace Strategies | How Property Owners Can Tap into the Coworking Boom.

Allwork

But Frank, something else we’re seeing just kind of that shift from traditional real estate is we have so many companies coming to us today saying, I need a hybrid work model for my team. I’ve got 30 people or I’ve got 40 people, but I need a team space that’ll hold eight or ten people. I felt like 2019.

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