{"id":23948,"date":"2019-07-19T07:30:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T05:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edenred.es\/blog\/?p=23948"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:22:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:22:26","slug":"diseno-puestos-trabajo-espacio-laboral-y-rendimiento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edenred.es\/en\/blog\/diseno-puestos-trabajo-espacio-laboral-y-rendimiento\/","title":{"rendered":"Workstation design: workspace and performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Workplace design is one of the most important elements in achieving worker efficiency and reducing worker turnover. It must be borne in mind that a workstation must <\/span>respond to the needs of both the company and the employee<\/b> and it is therefore essential that it is designed according to both perspectives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is workplace design?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Job design is the branch of human resources in charge of<\/span> create each of the jobs <\/b>that will make up part of a company's existing vacancies. It should be borne in mind that a job must respond to at least two aspects. On the one hand, a job is the place where a worker will have to resolve the issues that the company raises, that is to say, where he\/she will be able to find a job,<\/span> will carry out useful work for the company<\/b>. On the other hand, the employee will carry out this useful work for the company because he\/she will receive payment for his\/her work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this sense, the worker's remuneration implies the need to <\/span>a perspective that goes beyond just wages<\/b>. In this sense, certain so-called \u201cin-kind\u201d payments contribute greatly to employee job satisfaction. Thus, when designing jobs, consider the possibility of including certain benefits for employees such as the <\/span>Ticket Restaurant<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Childcare Ticket<\/span><\/a> or the <\/span>Transport Ticket<\/span><\/a>, The job design, among other things, contributes to making the job that is designed much more attractive to the future employee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How important is it and how does it affect workers' performance?<\/span><\/h2>\n

One of the biggest handicaps a company faces is a high turnover of employees in the workplace. This is due to a variety of causes. However, poor job design is often a key issue to avoid this. In addition, a poorly designed workplace also affects other elements of the company, such as a<\/span> underperformance<\/b> on the part of the worker, a <\/span>more <\/b>absenteeism<\/b><\/a> or even a <\/span>ineffective human resources management<\/b> available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, the design of jobs that are useful and necessary for the company, and at the same time, that are <\/span>attractive and satisfying for employees<\/b>, is an extremely important element for the correct development of any company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Key elements in workplace design<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are many elements that play a role, rightly or wrongly, in ensuring good workplace design. In general, some of those that should not be overlooked in any successful design are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n