
* 78% of professionals consider balancing work and personal
life as their number one priority
* 56% of today's employees cite work/life balance as a job
selection criterion
According to Entrepreneur Magazine, they say that, in an effort
to attract and retain employees, more and more companies are
offering them personal assistance serices. In today's competitive
job market, employers are finding they not only need to create
a safe-and-supportive environment for their employees, but they
must also give employees benefits that help them balance the
demands of work and personal commitments. Employers have found
that offering help to their time-stretched employees can boost
productivity, making this a workplace perk that benefits the
business as well as the workers.
* 27% of Office Workers describe themselves as "pilers"
* 12% of Office Workers describe themselves as "packrats"
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* 94% of Employees say having concierge services increases
their Commitment to the Employer
According to Best Upon Request,
* 59% of those employees are putting that energy back into
work
* 32% are spending more quality time with families
* 94% agree that having the concierge program reduces their
stress level
* 92% agree that having concierge services helps balance their
work and personal lives
* 87% agree that they are better enabled to focus on work
priorities as a result of the concierge service.
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* A recent survey from Watson Wyatt and WorldatWork reports
that 24% of workers say stress is the reason they leave their
jobs.
According to the American Institute of Stress, 2 out of 10
people suffering from clinical depression initially had stress
and an estimated one million workers are absent on an average
work day because of stress related complaints. Additionally,
employees can spend as much as 10% of the workday on personal
tasks. Add to that the absenteeism resulting from the need
to attend to life's necessities and you can see how these
factors have a major impact on productivity and efficiency.