TUC: Hotter weather provides motivation challenge

Date: 19/06/2009

Companies which do not deal with hotter summers in the workplace could be damaging performance and prove counterproductive in motivating employees, it is believed.

Brendan Barber, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), said that governments around the world obviously need to play their part to reduce the impact which the predicted hotter weather will bring, though many managers must bear in mind the effects it could have on workers.

He explained that adjustments need to be made to ensure that the lives of employees and their working arrangements evolve to become more conscious of climate change for their health and safety, implementing contingency plans for such things as travel failure due to temperamental weather.

He added: "A recent report from the TUC suggests that employers who are serious about the challenge posed by climate change and consider the welfare of their staff as they adapt will be the ones who reap the benefits with a more motivated, highly skilled and well-equipped workforce."

Earlier this month, the TUC predicted that unemployment would continue its rise until the end of next year, suggesting that businesses may need reward and recognition schemes to counteract the low morale this news may cause.

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