{"id":14744,"date":"2024-08-05T09:44:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T09:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appoint-recruit.ap.applyflow.com\/?p=14744"},"modified":"2024-12-09T00:33:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T00:33:11","slug":"why-you-need-plants-in-your-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appointrecruit.com.au\/why-you-need-plants-in-your-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you need plants in your workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area single-post\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-1452\" class=\"post-1452 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog tag-appoint tag-appoint-recruitment tag-australia tag-brisbane tag-office-plants tag-plants tag-positive-office-space tag-recruitment\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"single-post-container\">\n<div class=\"single-post-content\">\n<p>Did you know that it has been scientifically proven that just one plant in a workspace can reduce both stress and anxiety in employees?<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ngia.com.au\/Attachment?Action=Download&amp;Attachment_id=1430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a study done in 2010 by the University of New Technology<\/a>\u00a0in Sydney, the results of adding plants to the workplace resulted in a 37% decrease in tension and anxiety, a 58% drop in depression, a 44% decrease in anger and hostility AND a 38% reduction in fatigue!<\/p>\n<p>If this isn\u2019t reason enough, they\u2019re also been reported by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2014\/aug\/31\/plants-offices-workers-productive-minimalist-employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Exeter in 2014<\/a>\u00a0as being\u00a0responsible for a 15%\u00a0increase in productivity when added to a once bare work space!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still not on the plant train\u00a0<em>(Gawd knows why you wouldn\u2019t be)<\/em>\u00a0then, another study by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/global-study-connects-levels-of-employee-productivity-and-well-being-to-office-design-300058034.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Spaces in 2015<\/a>\u00a0found that people who had live plants in their workspace (vs. those without) had a 15% higher wellbeing score (meaning, they don\u2019t get as sick or need as many days off to hide under the covers).<\/p>\n<p>If all of this isn\u2019t reason enough to deck out your office with as much greenery as you can, we\u2019ve also compiled a few other reasons for you:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>They\u2019re pretty \u2013 like that isn\u2019t reason enough!<\/li>\n<li>They purify the air to keep you breathing in the fresh stuff<\/li>\n<li>They help to reduce noise levels (they absorb sound \u2013 true story)<\/li>\n<li>They can boost creativity (there\u2019s a whole study on this too)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>So, head to your closest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bunnings.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bunnings<\/a>, pick up a few pots from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmart.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kmart<\/a>\u00a0and deck out your office space people. Plants are important!<\/p>\n<p>Written by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialgopher.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Gopher<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contact_wrapper\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Did you know that it has been scientifically proven that just one plant in a workspace can reduce both stress and anxiety in employees? 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