What Building Facility Managers Can Do to Promote Good Indoor Air Quality.Indoor Air Quality is a Shared Responsibility.Factors that Affect Occupant Comfort and Productivity.Design, Maintenance and Operation of Building Ventilation Systems.Management of Pollutant Sources, both Inside and Outside the Building.Factors that Contribute to Indoor Air Quality.According to the study, 20% of employees favor full-time remote work, 23% favor full-time office, and 6% are location agnostic.Printable Version of an Office Building Occupant's Guide to Indoor Air Quality (PDF) He added that the company is seeing demand for more collaborative furniture in the office space, and is looking to grow the segment by 25% in this financial year. However, the pandemic has opened discussions of how office spaces can be used more effectively," said Sameer Joshi, associate vice-president, marketing (B2B), Godrej Interio. Despite seeing benefits from work-from-home policies, the concept of a formal workplace has not disappeared completely. “As corporations gear up to welcome all employees back to the office, employee perceptions about a good work-life balance have changed significantly. In the partial unlock phase, the study reveals that 26% of employees are still in their hometowns and away from the cities where their offices are located whereas 18% returned to cities where their offices are located. Similarly, employees noticed a difference in both their own and their teams’ well-being over the same period with 62% observing an improvement in personal well-being and 50% in their team’s well-being. To understand the employee expectations in a post-pandemic world, the Workspace & Ergonomics Research Cell at Godrej Interio conducted a nationwide study and uncovers different aspects such as employees’ return to work concerns, changing the traditional use of office spaces, and views on working from home and from office.Ī total of 350 office-going employees participated in the research in the age group 21–56-years, most of them working for MNCs and Indian corporates.Īccording to the research study, well-being became the focus area for both employers and employees over the past two years with 31% of respondents saying employers should be interested in employee well-being.
Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, announced that its furniture solutions brand Godrej Interio, has published the findings of a study called ‘Home, Office and Beyond’.
However, despite all these concerns, the study also indicates that 68% of employees are comfortable and look forward to returning to the office. Many are also dreading the long commutes and others fear that they will be unable to provide care to parents and children. The main concerns of employees about returning to the office include contracting Covid-19 at the workplace, a compromise in the current lifestyle, and a fear of a poorer work-life balance. New research shows that health and safety is one of the overarching worries, considering the open-plan layout design in many offices.
As companies look for ways to open up workplaces, a study shows that employees have concerns regarding returning to the office.
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