Productivity puzzle | Poor workplaces costing the UK economy £71bn a year

Employers are losing more than £485 million each week to time wasted due to workplace inefficiencies, new research finds.

And Mitie, a leading facilities transformation company, has found that employers could help boost the country’s productivity levels by investing in well-designed and high performing workspaces. 

The financial implications of not doing so could be huge, the research reveals, with poorly designed and maintained workplaces potentially costing the UK economy £71.4 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) every year.

If employers want to get the best out of their workforce, they must put more emphasis on curating and shaping high-performance settings, Mitie warns.