Employers organised many more staff social events as a way of motivating staff over the last year. The number of social events organised by employers rose by 36%, while team day outs rose by 31%.

There were 19% as many company sporting events as this time last year and 11% more companies introduced discounted gym membership as a means to motivate staff.

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