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// INFOGRAPHIC // efficiency among workers . “ Workers in offices with lower environmental performance had low work efficiency , while those in higherperforming offices had high work efficiency . The 16.8-point difference in work efficiency between workers in offices with relatively good and poor environments equates to an annual economic benefit of about JPY1,039,000 , highlighting the financial advantages of a good work environment ,” explained Kawakubo . Similarly , a better overall office environment was linked to lower performance loss due to presenteeism . Kawakubo added : “ The better the office environment , the lower the amount of loss due to presenteeism . The difference in annual economic loss due to presenteeism between workers in offices with relatively low environmental performance and workers in offices with relatively high environmental performance was JPY423,000 .”
The study also revealed that higher quality elements such as ‘ interior and furnishings ’, ‘ overall building sanitation ’, ‘ airflow from HVAC ( heating , ventilation and air conditioning )’ and ‘ meeting space ’ were associated with higher perceived work efficiency . Elements like ‘ disaster and emergency ’, ‘ thermal environment ’, ‘ lighting environment ’, and ‘ telecommunication networks ’ were associated with lower economic losses due to presenteeism . The estimated economic benefits related to perceived work efficiency were greater than those associated with presenteeism .
The study concluded that offices can boost economic benefits and underscores the global need for enhancing worker efficiency as well as employee health by developing good quality offices . “ Today , companies around the world are reaffirming the importance of human capital . We believe that widespread recognition of the fact that investment in the creation of a good office environment is directly linked to maintaining and improving the health of office workers and increasing the productivity of the company as a whole will contribute to the building of a healthier society ,” concluded Kawakubo . �
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THE BETTER THE OFFICE ENVIRONMENT , THE LOWER THE AMOUNT OF LOSS DUE TO PRESENTEEISM .
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