When you are an employer, you will be responsible for your employees. Of course, they will be able to make their own choices, but you will put rules in place to help them make the right ones. You’ll have health and safety policies, and you’ll offer training to ensure that everyone understands what they need to do.
Yet there is more you can do to help your team feel happy at work and ensure they are as productive as possible; you can give them a dedicated break room. Read on to find out why this is a good idea.
Boosts Productivity
Although it might seem odd to suggest that giving your employees somewhere to go where they won’t be working actually makes them more productive, it’s true. If there is no break room in the workplace, the employees are more likely to stay at their desks, even when they are at lunch or having a short break. In reality, this means they’ll probably keep working, even if they might also be eating at the same time. So they never really get a proper break. This will result in them being overworked and tired, and their productivity will fall.
With a break room for them to go to, they won’t be working during their break and, instead, they will actually relax. When they finish and go back to work, they’ll be more energised and focused, and they’ll get more done to a higher quality.
Enhances Health And Wellness
When someone works too hard without taking proper breaks, they will become exhausted and, eventually, burned out. This is a serious issue and can mean they have to take a lot of time off work; their mental health will be affected. This is the last thing anyone wants, so offering a break room is a great way to stop this from happening.
Make sure there are comfortable chairs, a coffee machine with a choice between a mug and a ripple cup to drink the coffee from, a microwave, and even some games or a TV. Make it a comfortable space that people want to use, and you’ll find the health and wellness of your team improves.
Encourages Social Interaction
When there is a break room for your employees to use when they need to, you’ll find they interact better. They won’t just be talking about work or their current project, which is what they will do if they chat in the office. Instead, they’ll talk about other things and get to know one another better. This makes teamwork and collaboration much easier.
If there is one break room for all the different departments in your business, this also means that employees will get the chance to meet people they might otherwise only have contacted via email. This adds to the positive culture of the workplace and makes it somewhere other people will want to work, helping you find excellent candidates when you post job adverts. When this happens, you can build your business in the right way with the right team.