This Week Mars Multisales Africa Celebrates ‘International Take Your Dog To Work Week’
JOBURG – Dogs in the office can increase physical activity, offer some sense of comfort, relieve stress and even improve productivity
Mars Multi-sales Africa (Mars) is celebrating International Take Your Dog To Work Week from 19 to 23 June 2017.
Being one of the global leaders in the pet care sector, Mars is known to be passionate about pets and their goal is to emphasise the positives that can come from having your dog with you at the office.
According to them, having dogs in the office can increase physical activity, offer some sense of comfort, relieve stress and even improve productivity.
Based on their research, they said, “The latest Banfield Pet Hospital (part of global Mars Petcare) PAWrometerTM (PAW = Pets at Work) surveyed 1 000 employees and 200 human resource decision makers from a mix of company sizes and industries in early 2017. The study explored perceptions of pet-friendly workplaces and found that permitting pets in the workplace has a positive impact overall on employees.”
Additional research completed by the Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition (part of global Mars Petcare), revealed that having dogs in the workplace can have a generally positive effect on the working environment and also reduce employee stress.
Brian Ayling GM at Mars Multi-sales Africa said, “It’s true – bringing your dog to work is good for you! Dogs in the office can offer a sense of comfort, relieve stress, increase physical activity and even improve productivity. Having pets in the office is one of many ways we aim to make the world a better place for pets.”
In a statement, they said, “As market leaders in Petcare, Mars is committed to making the world a better place for pets all around the world – and as part of this purpose, currently many of its sites already welcome pets so associates can spend and enjoy more time with pets at work.”
Mars sites worldwide will be celebrating the benefits of bringing dogs to the office with a number of fun activities planned between 19 and 23 June.
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