Research conducted by HSBC has revealed that lifestyle benefits, such as flexible working, are more likely to improve workplace productivity for employees than financial incentives.
A huge 91% of manufacturing workers believe this to be the case, yet only 23% have the option to work flexibly. This is the greatest disparity across all the industries surveyed.
The study found that 89% of employees – both men and women almost equally – consider flexible working to be the single biggest motivator for working more productively and efficiently. Financial incentives fell behind at 77%.
