This report looks at staff preferences in property decisions in office moves. Savills 2009 occupier survey found that staff availability/ retention issues were the third ranking concern when selecting new space. The Increasing consultation of staff before and after an office move highlights the rise of staff concerns in boardroom decisions.

It was this that led us to investigate what employees rate as important in their workplace.

The BCO and Savills commissioned this report to look at what workers want from their office workplace. The increasing amount of consultation with staff before and after an office move highlights the growing importance of staff concerns in boardroom decisions. The purpose of this survey was to identify those staff preferences and to provide insight into what occupiers want from their office space. The findings showed that employees want a comfortable office space with adequate temperature control, lighting and space.