Low employee engagement causing static UK productivity

Only a third of UK employees are highly engaged at work, reducing productivity to 20% below the average for G7 countries.

That’s according to research from reward experts, Red Letter Days for Business, which showed that just 36% said they were highly engaged.

“UK productivity is static and stands at nearly 20% below the average for G7 countries. I believe the Government is missing a trick to solve the issue; how can we start to increase productivity if most employees across the country are not engaged?” asks Bill Alexander, CEO at Red Letter Days for Business.

“Staff who feel valued, involved and recognised are more likely to be highly engaged. With 79% of UK GDP being generated by the service sector, government investment should go into helping companies increase staff engagement. Just a small increase will have an impact on productivity, which in turn will have a huge impact on our economy.”