Employees Concerns

Employees are Concerned About their Safety in Shared Desking Environments

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation through healthy buildings, organizations and communities, released findings today from IWBI’s 2023 State of Workforce Well-Being Poll⁶, showing almost everyone (96%) agrees that a healthy work environment is necessary for employee productivity. According to findings, most of the American workforce also say health and well-being is a “must have” for organizations and something employers should be “ethically obligated” to support.

IWBI’s 2023 State of Workforce Well-Being Poll, conducted by The Harris Poll, sought to better understand how U.S. workers prioritize and experience the investment by their employers to promote health and well-being in their work environments.

The Harris Poll surveyed over 1,000 full-time employed U.S. adults 25 years old and older in 2023.

Throughout the findings, employees consistently showed a strong, positive view of health-first practices. The key findings report of the poll can be found in the note 7.

“What these poll findings make clear is that employees deeply value their well-being, and they expect their employers to as well,” said Rachel Hodgdon, President and CEO, IWBI. “Employers who invest in the health of their employees have a distinct advantage when it comes to attracting and retaining the talent they need to be successful in today’s economy.”

The poll found that the vast majority of employees place a high value on a healthy work environment⁶and how an organization invests in their health, safety and well-being. Specifically, the poll found:

96% of employees agree that a healthy work environment is necessary for employee productivity.
Nearly 9 in 10 (87%) agree that employers should be “ethically obligated” to create a work environment that enhances the health, safety and well-being of their employees.
More than 8 in 10 (84%) employees agree that supporting the health of employees is a “must-have” for companies.
81% agree that their company’s physical work environment has a major impact on their health and well-being.

With the current spotlight on issues related to the return to the office, the poll also found that most employees (74%) look forward to going to their physical workplace. However, general health issues top the list of employee concerns about returning to a physical workplace

In a 2023 Forbes study, 79% of employees say they are more concerned today about their health and well-being than ever before.

In a separate study by Harris Poll, 80% of workers want their workplace to implement tangible changes to improve hygiene and worker safety.⁸

⁶ https://theharrispoll.com/briefs/iwbis-2023-state-of-workforce-well-being-poll/

⁷ https://www.wellcertified.com/health-pays-back/#harris-poll

⁸ https://www.workdesign.com/2022/04/ensuring-employee-health-and-hygiene-in-the-workplace/

Employees Concerns

Employees are Concerned About their Safety in Shared Desking Environments

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