Promoting worker wellbeing means recognising and addressing the physical, mental, and emotional needs of workers both collectively and individually.
Companies that prioritise worker wellbeing often see a noticeable improvement during their evaluation of project outcomes. Here are just five of the key benefits it brings.
1. Facilitating Team-Building And Cross-Team Relationships
When there is a culture of empathy in a company, workers feel both motivated and empowered to contribute to their own team and across teams. They also show respect for other people’s contributions even if they disagree with them. Differences of opinion are resolved by collaborative discussion rather than confrontation.
2. Reducing Worker Churn
Modern workers are generally very willing to walk away from companies if they’re unhappy with the working conditions. This is particularly true of skilled workers but also applies to unskilled workers, especially at periods of high demand for labour.
Prioritising worker wellbeing demonstrates to workers that they are not just understood but valued. This improves their job satisfaction and encourages them to stay with the company for as long as possible. In the case of temporary workers, it also encourages them to return as often as they can.
3. Ensuring Health And Safety
Building empathy in the workplace makes it more likely that workers will make you aware of potential health and safety issues. More specifically, they are likely to make you aware of any mistakes they made because they trust that you will be understanding about them.
With that said, on sites where there is a culture of empathy in the workplace, the error rate is likely to be minimised. Workers will be engaged but relaxed. This is exactly the mental state needed for people to produce their best work.
4. Improved Productivity And Quality Standards
Creating an empathetic culture is crucial for maximising construction worker productivity. When workers feel their best physically, mentally, and emotionally, they are motivated to deliver their best and collaborate effectively. This fosters high individual and collective performance, encouraging workers to go beyond the minimum effort.
5. Enhancing A Company’s Reputation
Potential clients who are committed to social responsibility will only award contracts to suppliers they feel are aligned with this value. Being able to demonstrate that you take worker wellbeing seriously is a very reassuring signal for them.
Similarly, construction recruitment agencies vet potential clients as much as potential workers. If they feel uncomfortable about how a business treats its workers, they are unlikely to send workers to them in the first place. Likewise, if they get repeated negative feedback about a company, they will probably end their relationship with that client.
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