Impact of Healthy Workplace on HRM

Introduction:

When it comes to choosing a job, individuals favor a healthy work environment over the company's income. It also influences employees’ decision to remain at their current job. As a result, HR must adopt a positive work atmosphere.

If HR take the initiative to make the workplace more joyful, employee confidence will undoubtedly increase. Consequently, they will produce higher-quality work, increase productivity, and remain with a firm for a longer amount of time.

A healthy work atmosphere also enhances knowledge of and capacity to meet customer demands and expectations. It can also help them understand important procedures, standards, and systems. When faced with adversity, staff will work even harder to ensure the company's success (Gentle, 2022). 

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Benefits of creating a positive work environment

According to Huttunen (2022), around 94% of executives and 88% of employees agreed that a positive corporate culture is an essential part of a company’s success. Furthermore, increasing positive workplace here some advantages of a positive work environment include:

• Preventing or reducing long-term sick leave.
• Boosting productivity, creativity, and profitability
• Decreasing employee turnover
• Increasing company revenue by at least 33%.

(Huttunen, 2022)

 

5 best practice to improve healthy workplace.

• Make onboarding and training a top priority: It allows new workers to learn about and become more involved in the business culture.

• Enhance your current working environment: Everything from ergonomic furniture to temperature-controlled interiors is included. Adjustable standing desks and well-positioned computer displays can improve employees' emotional and mental well-being while also promoting attention.

• Show gratitude to others: Rewarding good work establishes a precedent that hard effort is valued and acknowledged, inspiring the entire team to strive for the same recognition.

• Encourage cooperation among teams: Building strong ties among all employees is crucial to building a culture of team cooperation in which team members feel like they belong. It is more important than ever in today's remote working culture when people have fewer opportunities to communicate in person.

•  Create an efficient communication and feedback system: To establish a positive work environment, it is vital to maintain open and honest communication. Fostering open communication with employees and encouraging honest feedback on their morale and attitudes

 

(Huttunen, 2022)

 

Self-Reflection

While researching the joyful workplace, I saw that this approach is critical for all organizations, large or small. I had a personal experience at a prior firm where they failed to stress this procedure in the workplace, causing everyone, including myself, to start looking for another job.

Conclusion

Prioritizing a positive workplace culture is a strategic priority for all firms, regardless of size. Companies can create an environment where employees are more satisfied, motivated, and committed to their roles by actively fostering a culture that values communication, recognition, work-life balance, professional development, inclusivity, employee well-being, empowerment, conflict resolution, and feedback. This, in turn, leads to lower turnover rates and adds greatly to the organization's overall performance and longevity. A healthy workplace culture is a worthwhile investment in terms of employee retention, productivity, and organizational growth.

References

Gentle, G., 2022. Onrec. [Online]
Available at: https://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/5-hr-management-practices-for-a-healthy-workplace
[Accessed 17 08 2023].

Huttunen, J., 2022. VibeCatch. [Online]
Available at: https://blog.vibecatch.com/5-ways-to-foster-a-positive-work-environment-in-your-organisation
[Accessed 17 08 2023].

SALODKAR, S. N. et al., 2020. Impact of HRM on Productivity. Impact of HRM on Productivity, 3(9), p. 148.