Allowing workers to sleep on the job seems counter-intuitive as budgets are squeezed and costs of living are rising, but it could boost employee retention and goodwill, says a Warwick Business School professor.
- those born between 1997 and 2012 - seek out workplace benefits that help them cope with stress. This includes nap pods, meditation rooms and massage chairs.is important. Analysis in 2018 by research organisation RAND Corporation suggests up to 3 per cent of a country’s GDP could be lost due to lack of sleep. On an organisational level, some companies are aware of the benefits of a good night’s sleep.
Indeed, a study I conducted with academics from Masschusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania used actigraphs to monitor the sleep of a group of around 450 adults in Chennai, India.poor quality Some members of the trial group were offered nighttime sleep treatments, including items to improve their environment such as sleep masks, fans or mattresses. They also received advice on the benefits of good quality sleep, the recommended hours of sleep, and strategies to improve sleep.
This could be because these naps were timed to coincide with a normal mid-afternoon dip in energy. Also, the environment we created for the naps supported higher quality sleep than the study participants were used to at home, where they had reported interruptions such as traffic noise or mosquitoes.
Individual companies could also carry out informal experiments into the value of naps. Identify two groups of employees and allow one set to take a nap and compare results over time to see if it’s worthwhile for the business. Introducing a small number of soundproof sleep spaces or “nap pods” could also have a positive impact on employees’ productivity or well-being at a relatively low cost.
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