Could Businesses Save Money By Being Nicer To Employees?

The 5 love languages of every workplace

Knowing how to motivate yourself or keep those around you engaged with work can be a little tricky. But what if you looked at work in relation to your motivation love language? This is a topic that is becoming increasingly important within the workplace, with searches for ‘perks at work’ increasing by 120% according to recent search trend data.

The experts at Easy Offices have broken workplace love language into 5 categories to see if you can find what makes you tick.

These are;

Words of Affirmation
Acts of Service
Perks and Gifts
Quality Time
Money
But which is most important?

Money

Unsurprisingly, the Easy Offices team gathered data that showed that money is the number one motivator in the workplace. Research showed that 62% of UK employees say pay is the biggest motivator for going to work. With 67% of individuals saying they are also motivated by sick pay benefits.

Words of Affirmation

Words of affirmation also come close to the top as a favourite workplace love language. 60% of employees surveyed say they would rather be given regular praise and words of affirmation over a 10% pay rise with no recognition. This means only 2% of people work solely for money, showing words and praise really do matter!

Perks and Gifts

Perks and gifts are next on the list as it is shown that UK employees appreciate physical rewards for their efforts at work. A survey found that some of the most valued rewards are;

Flexible working hours (57%)
Pension contribution matching (46%)
Mental health and wellbeing support (40%)
Acts of service

Acts or service are closely associated with words of affirmation, this love language is about showing appreciation or helping to make someone’s job easier. Employees don’t only value being told how well they’re doing but shown through the actions of co-workers and management.

Quality Time

Last but certainly not least is quality time within the workplace. Employees value having one on one time with management, as well as time to interact with co-workers. This is a love language that allows employees to feel like they are being heard.