A new Dell study found that UK companies were jeopardizing their productivity due to poor workplace design. While common complaints like office temperatures, noisy colleagues and unnecessary meetings were the top three in the company's survey, poorly designed or poorly implemented technology also has a negative impact on employees. . Outdated technology (29%), low Wi-Fi (22%) and poorly integrated technology (19%) are also among the top ten factors affecting the productivity of UK office workers. If the concerns of these employees are not taken into account, almost three-quarters of British office workers (73%) say they would consider leaving an employer if they did not provide a suitable working environment. which encourages them to play their full role.
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In its study of more than 1,000 British workers led by Dell, a market research study, Opinion Matters, also looked at which tools would help workers be more efficient in the office, with powerful workstations (41%), computers High-end laptops (39%) and large interactive computers. Instructors (24%) are the most sought after by employees. However, other tools like virtual and augmented reality (11%) and digital project management tools like Asana (10%) were less important to respondents. Nearly a third (29%) of UK office workers pointed to the diversified nature of the UK workforce, creativity training (25%), think tanks (21%) and access to work technology (19%) ). Dell EMEA Customer Service Group Senior Director Neil Marshal explained why companies should consider the advice from this study: "Our research suggests that the nation's offices need a redesign to improve well-being, happiness and Ultimately, employee productivity Companies need to think carefully about workplace design, and more specifically, how they integrate technology into employee workstations, break areas, and meeting rooms With clear evidence of the damaging impact of the wrong approach to technology, companies can no longer afford to make it an afterthought.