How to help remote employees create a workspace that supports their well-being
Employees slumped over their kitchen table aren’t only less productive and happy—they are also more likely to sustain injury from repetitive stress. Here’s how you can guide better habits.
Remote workers are a more permanent part of many companies after the transformation of the pandemic. However, remote work comes with its own challenges for sustaining well-being and employee engagement.
Where companies might have spent money to create an office environment that supported productivity and worker health, that environment has now been outsourced. Are your workers logging in from their kitchen table, curling up like over-cooked shrimp from their living room couch or—even their bed?
Poor posture can hinder employee well-being and even lead to workplace injury, such as back and wrist problems. Those losses could add up for companies that don’t take a proactive role promoting healthy work habits for remote employees.
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