T H E I M P O R TA N C E O F E R G O N O M I C S
Are you sitting comfortably?
T
he past two years has
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The importance of ergonomics has been in the spotlight over the past two years, with employees now having higher expectations for the comfort and functionality of their office furniture
This means that offices are changing.
pandemic, there has been an increased focus
been unprecedented
“Nature-inspired biophilic offices are really
on staff not only needing equipment that is
for working habits,
coming to the fore, with planter storage
ergonomic but also aesthetically pleasing and
with hybrid working
units, wooden slatted walls or area dividers
capable of adapting to varied requirements.
now here to stay and
increasingly being incorporated into the
many businesses
“We’ve seen a continued rise in
modern office layout,” Lawrence says.
popularity of products that feature soft,
upgrading their office spaces to tempt
“According to the EMEA, offices that feature
calming pastel shades, as well as more
workers back – and this has led to a focus
natural elements report a 13% higher level of
ecologically-aware ranges; demand has
on wellbeing policies.
wellbeing as opposed to those that don’t.
grown in step with the growing influence of
A key part of wellbeing is office
“In addition to items such as chairs,
Generation Z members of the workforce.”
ergonomics, needed to maintain employee
desks and wrist supports, more businesses
safety and comfort, while also enabling
are seeking modern alternatives to traditional
CHANGING EXPECTATIONS
them to maximise efficiency, says Lawrence
filing and organising products associated
Elisabete Wells, regional marketing director,
Savage, marketing manager at ExaClair.
with the office - products which offer
ACCO UK & Ireland, agrees that employers
“There is a growing emphasis on optimising
greater flexibility to meet the demands
should be keen to create a comfortable,
thermal comfort, air quality, acoustics and
of nomadic workers – for example, more
wellbeing-focused environment. “Now that
lighting, allowing businesses to create more
portable and modular filing storage products,
they have the power to curate their personal
pleasant office spaces that encourage better
and stationery equipment that carries
workspaces at home, workers’ expectations
productivity, as well as boosting the wellbeing
environmentally-friendly credentials.”
of the office have changed,” she says.
and morale of staff members,” he says.
Lawrence adds that, since the start of the
“Employers should reflect this in their choice
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