Emirates Business reports the companies in Dubai which have introduced such areas have found that in addition to improving staff well-being, productivity among workers also received a boost.
The publication claims that stress caused by the pressures of work can build up over a long time and has a significant impact on physical health, meaning it is important employees are able to unwind.
One Emirates business – TBWARAAD – revealed it had a garden with picnic tables, a pool table, basket ball court and walls which workers could write on – all of which had been installed to help employees relax.
Other recreational equipment installed by businesses included table tennis, a football table and a PS2.
Meanwhile, Dr Clare Kelliher, of Cranfield School of Management, recently claimed employers need to have procedures in place to help them deal with mental and physical health and well-being in the workplace.
