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Office workers quit over poor equipment

One in three office worker believes their working environment is making them feel stressed, a new survey suggests. Many of those questioned complained about a lack of natural light and the state of office equipment, saying it had a negative impact on their productivity.

One in five described their office environment as “below average” or “very poor”, with office equipment being described as “outdated”.

And about 10% of the 1,000 workers who were quizzed said they had resigned from their job because of poor office environment.

Cornelius Medvei, from law firm Eversheds which carried out the poll, said: “This report highlights a key area in which businesses can make improvements to boost morale and increase productivity. The standard of the office is one place that employers can control and, if UK businesses are to remain competitive, we need to ensure that we are investing in and creating an optimum working environment.

“An office doesn’t have to be a collection of little boxes. Taking down some of the walls and letting in the light can have an extraordinary impact on the mood of a workforce.”

The biggest complaints were about the lack of natural light and uncomfortable temperatures.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .