Nap pods, flexi-hours and breastfeeding areas: What Londoners want from their office

‘The pandemic has utterly remodeled the world of labor’ (Image Getty Photographs)

A lot as some wish to deny it, the pandemic has modified what priorities are for workplace staff.

The need of working from residence over the lockdowns has brought about many to understand that they wish to get pleasure from extra of the perks from residence on the workplace too.

No less than, that’s what a survey by managed workplace platform, Kitt, which polled 1,500 workplace staff to see what they’re on the lookout for in a post-pandemic office, has discovered.

Their findings present that slightly below half (46%) of respondents need extra versatile hours – which is unsurprising, given many people are used to having extra of our personal time away from issues just like the commute to get pleasure from.

Informal clothes can also be on the listing, with 29% saying they need that as an choice.

In the meantime, 25% need in-hose gyms, 13% are after sleep pods and one in 5 (19%) need common daytime naps and the choice to have the TV on whereas they work. 

Informal gown codes additionally made the listing (Image: Getty Photographs)

Non-public areas for breastfeeding have been priorities for 10%, which means that folks may additionally need to have the ability to convey their children to work extra usually too.

Co-founder and COO of Kitt, Lucy Minton, says ‘The pandemic has utterly remodeled the world of labor. With the road between residence and the workplace blurring, individuals are on the lookout for an organization that gives them with an area that displays the brand new methods of working and replicates the varied comforts of their residence.

‘To remain forward of the curve, companies must assume creatively about enjoyable and significant workplace advantages.

‘A preferred means we’ve seen firms encouraging worker engagement is by introducing breakout areas with “front room fashion” designs for collaborative periods that convey groups nearer collectively.

‘Leaders may additionally wish to take into account creating youngster and pet-friendly areas so those that grew to become lockdown mother and father or pet homeowners can have their kids and pets within the workplace.

​’In the end, the important thing to bettering the worker expertise and engagement is for employers to recognise and perceive that, what may not have been necessary to workers pre-pandemic is perhaps now and workplaces want to have the ability to accommodate this.’