70%
of employers are enhancing workplace flexibility
Co-creating exceptional workplaces
The problem is clear, the traditional employer-dictated workplace model is failing to meet today's challenges, resulting in a global retention and engagement crisis costing US companies $900 billion in 2024 alone to replace employees who quit in 2023.
Our whitepaper ‘Co-creating exceptional workplaces: insights for future focused employers’ explores key misalignments between employer and employee needs and shows that service partners, like Sodexo, hold the key to balancing expectations and helping to create workplaces that drive productivity, engagement, and growth.
Key employee expectations
Flexibility and convenience
Work-life balance, hybrid working and on-demand services that mirror modern day living patterns.
Personalized wellbeing support
Physical and mental health services, air quality monitoring and customized development opportunities.
Meaningful connections and purpose
Social interaction with colleagues and alignment with personal values, especially around sustainability.
Co-creating exceptional workplaces: insights for future focused employers
Our whitepaper reveals employee and employer priorities around the globe and how, as your service partner, we can help to balance expectations and create workplaces which work for everyone. Discover what resonates with employees like yours around the globe as well as what matters most to Gen Z - the workforce of the future!
The solution: A dynamic workplace experience
Service partners like Sodexo hold the key to balancing expectations and helping to create workplaces that drive productivity, engagement, and growth with a dynamic workplace experience:
A dynamic workplace experience includes
- Creating adaptive environments that maximize both social connection and productivity.
- Enhancing well-being through food options, services, and optimized building management.
- Using technology and data analytics to continuously improve both physical spaces and employee services.
- Making sustainability accessible and engaging for all employees.
Organizations that implement this balanced approach can expect improved attraction and retention rates, stronger employee engagement, greater operational efficiency, and accelerated progress toward sustainability goals.
Collaborate with our workplace specialists
Catharine BarrasChief Operating Officer - Global Strategic Accounts
“Workplaces that prioritize food and hospitality aim to embed a people-first culture where employees feel welcomed, supported and valued. Well-designed food options are central to this approach, not simply as a perk but as a cornerstone of community building that draws people away from their desks and fosters a sense of belonging”
Key figures
of people say seeing their colleagues motivates them to come to the office more
42%
U.S. workers favor compressed schedules and four-day workweeks
89%
KPMG survey found that 64% of global CEOs think everyone will be back in the office by
2026
of HR leaders say employee exhaustion is the primary barrier to transformation
45%
of companies are now co-creating workplace experiences with their employees
85%
of employers intended to prioritize the employee experience between 2021 and 2024. Before the pandemic, it was 52%.
92%