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Keep your staff happy – here’s how!

Happy employees are more productive and loyal. Affordable workplace improvements like flexible hours, casual dress codes, quarterly outings, monthly lunches, and community service opportunities can boost morale and retention without significant cost.
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It is generally accepted that contented workers are more productive workers. More and more firms are seeking ways to create a “fun” working environment in order to enhance employee morale and retention.

Thanks to our US sister site, AccountingWEB.com for drawing our attention to an article in Inc.com, a US magazine and website devoted to small business planning and advice.

Inc. Magazine offers some interesting options that can provide a happy workplace without eating up too much cost or distracting employees from doing their job. Why not consider some of these?

  • Close the office once a quarter and all go out to a matinee


  • Offer flexible working hours


  • Institute a casual dress code


  • Provide an option for occasionally working at home


  • Share perks that you regularly provide to clients and customers


  • Offer incentives, including prizes for the employee’s entire family, for reaching goals


  • Provide monthly in-house lunches


  • Create a holiday that is just for your company – you can celebrate the day right at the office in some offbeat manner


  • Encourage employees to participate in community-service activities by allowing such participation during office time


  • Offer promotion and pay advancement opportunities


It is generally accepted that contented workers are more productive workers. More and more firms are seeking ways to create a "fun" working environment in order to enhance employee morale and retention.

Thanks to our US sister site, AccountingWEB.com for drawing our attention to an article in Inc.com, a US magazine and website devoted to small business planning and advice.

Inc. Magazine offers some interesting options that can provide a happy workplace without eating up too much cost or distracting employees from doing their job. Why not consider some of these?

  • Close the office once a quarter and all go out to a matinee

  • Offer flexible working hours

  • Institute a casual dress code

  • Provide an option for occasionally working at home

  • Share perks that you regularly provide to clients and customers

  • Offer incentives, including prizes for the employee's entire family, for reaching goals

  • Provide monthly in-house lunches

  • Create a holiday that is just for your company - you can celebrate the day right at the office in some offbeat manner

  • Encourage employees to participate in community-service activities by allowing such participation during office time

  • Offer promotion and pay advancement opportunities

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