With multiple lockdowns and working from home mandates over the past two years many of us have not only been forced to separate from our workplaces but also our colleagues. This separation has no doubt affected our mental health and left many of us feeling isolated, lonely, and certainly impacted morale in the workplace. It seems that things are finally looking up as we are hopeful for a “normal” year ahead.
With this in mind, we have the perfect solution to boost your team’s morale, connectedness and well-being by getting together for an Employee Engagement Day with Avon Wildlife Trust. Your team will spend the day immersed in nature at one of our reserves carrying out a variety of tasks to help local wildlife thrive. We have no doubt that your team will finish the day feeling better than when they arrived, bond as a team and feel more connected to nature. Evidence to support this can be seen in the statistics below from feedback from two previous groups who had employee engagement days in November and December 2021.
How do you feel compared to the start of the day?
32% felt calmer, 52% felt happier, 58% felt more positive, 37% felt more energetic and 37% felt more relaxed.
Do you feel like you've bonded as a team?
95% said yes!
Do you feel more connected to nature?
27% felt deeply connected, 52% said yes and 21% said a little bit.
In addition, did you know that businesses which encourage staff to donate to charity and volunteer their time enjoy the added bonus of a boost in employee morale, new research has found. The Charities Aid Foundation survey asked people about their employers' attitude towards supporting good causes and found that 57% of respondents agreed that this helps improve morale in the workplace (cafonline.org).
