Life admin support linked to higher workplace wellbeing and productivity, study reveals
The report from Great Place To Work UK and Experian found that 82% of employees with life admin support said they had a good work–life balance, compared to 32% without support.
Great Place To Work UK released its “Permission to Thrive: The Strategic Case for Life Admin Support in the Workplace” report with Experian, which found that employees with life admin support reported higher wellbeing, productivity, efficiency and innovation.
57% of UK employees said they received life admin support at work, meaning they could talk openly about personal admin challenges and had flexibility to manage reasonable personal admin during work hours without negative impact.
In low-trust cultures, only 22% reported receiving support, while this rose to 77% in high-trust cultures.
Employees in high-trust organisations were 3.5 times more likely to receive support.
82% of employees who received life admin support said they had a good work–life balance, compared to 32% without support.
Employees with support were almost three times more likely to feel their organisation promoted financial wellbeing and almost three times more likely to feel their mental health was looked after at work.
Support was highest among senior leaders at 78%, compared to 58% of managers and 51% of non-managers.
Sector differences were also clear, with support most common in desk-based sectors like information technology (74%), advertising, media and marketing (63%) and biopharma (62%).
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