Fun in the workplace should be commonplace?

Co-Founder and CMO Paul Harris from BrightHR introduces the ‘It Pays to Play’ report. A look at the importance of fun within the workplace.

With 79% of all employees feeling stressed at work, now more than ever, businesses are tasked with creating engaging workplaces where employees feel valued, trusted, committed and motivated. As well as providing other benefits to a business, fun and play are becoming increasingly important to achieving this.

Our report which was produced in conjunction with Robertson Cooper, explores fun in the workplace and the impact it can have within a business.

The idea of fun can mean different things to different people. We found that the people surveyed had a varied mix of activities they deemed to be fun, with the top five being, dress down Fridays, office parties, a pool table, an office pet and wellbeing massage days.