Healthy workers means less sick leave

Dry, tired eyes, a stuffy nose, dizziness, and headaches; these are just a few of the health complaints common in an average office environment. A healthier work space can decrease these complaints, with less sick leave as a result.

A study shows that adding plants to an office can help decrease health complaints. Dry eyes, shortness of breath, tension or depression, all of these issues can be alleviated, or at least minimised, with the proper plants. The logical and positive consequence is that there will be far less sick leave. The study shows that people working in an office with plants call in sick 36% less than people working in an office without plants. In general, sick leave decreases with 1.6 sick leave day per employee per year. That’s a pretty big difference in health costs! Amazing what a few plants can do.

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