As workplaces fill with younger generations, business owners and managers are finding it hard to retain quality Gen-Yers; who have become known as ‘flighty’ employees commonly changing jobs every three years.
Some organisations have found the answer.
Outside the square thinking
TradeMe, Facebook and Google are some of the ‘outside of the square’ thinkers, creating more fun and interactive workplaces to increase productivity and employee retention.
According to the New Zealand Herald, Trade Me has invested in employees by purchasing a slide, space invader machines, scooters, football table and a pool table. Google has sleep pods, cocoon-like work pods, pool tables, table tennis tables and guitars.
Before you know it businesses across New Zealand will follow suit, adopting the new ‘fun workplace’ movement to keep employees happy, increase productivity and prevent quality staff from moving on to competitors who boast better working conditions.
Small gestures go a long way
Not all organisations can afford to have a slide, pool table and scooters like Trade Me but, in saying this, can these organisations afford to lose quality employees in a time where New Zealand is facing a skills shortage?
Small gestures go a long way. Invest in a fruit bowl, a round of drinks at the end of a working week or, if you will, a ping pong table.
Keep your employees happy to increase your success.
Ideas to get you thinking
Instigate a sports tournament
Inter office
Inter department
Against your competitors
Personalised Workspaces
Family & pet photos
Fresh flowers
Bright colours
Inspirational sayings and images
Write employees hand-written notes
Job well done
Positive feedback from customers or other staff members on their birthday
An attribute you appreciate about them
Celebrate employees’ birthdays
Special morning / afternoon tea
Birthday card signed by everyone in team
Give them a day off on their birthday (in addition to annual leave entitlement)
Give them a long weekend on the week of their birthday (eg, Friday or Monday off – additional to annual leave entitlement)
As workplaces fill with younger generations, business owners and managers are finding it hard to retain quality Gen-Yers; who have become known as ‘flighty’ employees commonly changing jobs every three years.
Some organisations have found the answer.
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