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Perkbox Predicts: HR trends coming to your office in 2019

03 Jan 2019

Perkbox Predicts: HR trends coming to your office in 2019

The battle against presenteeism (the practice of coming to work despite illness) will become a key issue in the 2019 workplace, while the environmentally conscious office gains traction  

  • Tackling the presenteeism epidemic. Workplaces are waking up more than ever before to the effects of presenteeism at work. Costing the UK economy £77bn/y, 2019 will be the year of meaningful action.
  • The rise of the eco-workplace. Expect to see a ‘Bring Your Own Reusable Bottle (BYORB)’ policy, green electricity, paperless offices and green thinking becoming a key part of company culture.
  • Establishing a culture of psychological safety. With imposter syndrome increasing year on year, 2019’s workplace will need to embrace a culture of acceptance of mistakes if these statistics are to be lowered.

London, January, 2019 — Perkbox, Europe’s fastest growing employee experience platform, predicts the battle against presenteeism at work will become a key issue in the 2019 workplace. Workplaces will finally wake up to the importance of being more environmentally friendly, while establishing a culture of psychological safety will also become key as we try to combat the rise of imposter syndrome that affected 62 percent of UK adults only in 2018.

In the UK, CIPD reports that 86 percent of employees have observed presenteeism in their organisation over the last twelve months. Along with absenteeism, this costs the UK economy an average of £77bn/year. With reduced productivity and spreading of illnesses to others in the office being some of the most obvious effects, an effort to change attitudes will be required this 2019 to tackle this issue.

Attempts were already made last year with policies such as flexible working and unlimited holiday aiming to improve work life balance, but these alone aren’t enough. Investing heavily in mental health initiatives such as EAPs, mental health first aiders, counselling and online GPs for staff will be a priority in 2019, as will be the need to set example to employees, encouraging them to seek help when needed.

Having seen the war on plastic hotting up significantly this last year, we also predict the rise of eco-workplaces turning mainstream in 2019. We saw companies such as Wetherspoons and All Bar One banning plastic straws in 2018, while supermarkets like Iceland pledged to be plastic free by 2023. We anticipate ‘green thinking’ playing a key part in company culture. Expect initiatives such as a ‘Bring Your Own Reusable Bottle (BYORB)’, green electricity and paperless offices becoming the new norm.

Tackling the epidemic that is imposter syndrome will also be a big HR trend in 2019 as employers realise that psychological safety can become a huge driver for growth. Imposter syndrome is estimated to have affected 62% of UK employees in 2018, it’s an issue worth it’s weight. Perhaps 2019 will see a movement similar to #MeToo as it gains public awareness and an enforcement.

Chieu Cao, CMO and Co-Founder of Perkbox, comments:

‘It’s been great to see workplace culture finally given the attention it deserves over the past year. However, acting is as important as speaking. We must act upon our promises this 2019 and look after our employees like we have promised. Only then will we be entitled to ask them to look after our business as if it were theirs in return.”

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Perkbox

Perkbox is a platform that provides a unique employee experience, enriching the personal and working life of employees. It offers a suite of products including a platform with access to best in class Perks, Perkbox Medical, Perkbox Recognition and Perkbox Insights. It serves companies of all sizes from SMEs to large companies such as Whole Foods, Nando’s, Caffe Nero and Levi Strauss & Co. Headquartered in London, with offices in Sheffield and Paris, Perkbox has raised over £11.0 million in funding from the leading European venture capital firm Draper Esprit.

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