At Oakwood Solicitors, we recently participated in ‘Bring Your Pet to Work Day’ as part of our many initiatives to help raise awareness of wellbeing and stress relief at work.
Here’s a photo of our Head of Department and Director Jessica Rowson with her dog Hamish:
Did you know that there are benefits to bringing your pet to work?
- Pets may be a natural form of stress relief.
Studies have indicated that individuals who brought their pets to work experienced decreased hormonal stress levels when compared with those who did not bring their pet to work.
As such, bringing your pet to work, may help employees feel more relaxed.
- Pets may have a positive impact on the working environment.
It has also been reported that a pet-friendly workplace tends to increase employee satisfaction, improve morale, and promote an atmosphere of teamwork and communication.
In some cases, it has been suggested that employees were encouraged to work longer hours, as having your pet with you at work, meant that you didn’t have to rush home to attend to their needs.
- Pets at work may provide financial stress relief.
Allowing employees to bring their pets to work may also help to reduce financial stress on an individual. For example, bringing your dog to work, may mean that you save money on doggie daycare.
Further reading
Check our exhaustive yet easy-to-digest guide to stress in the workplace, written by our Psychiatric Injury team.
Charities/Useful Websites
Mind
Northpoint
Samaritans
The Calm Zone
WHAT TO DO NEXT
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