Creativity | Half of UK employees afraid to voice ideas to bosses

Employees working within large organisations claim that management rarely or never listen to them or address their ideas, new research has found.

According to a new study by IT and services company Vevox, more than a third (34%) of workers felt that their thoughts were ignored by their boss, while in contrast just seven per cent of respondents felt that they were always listened to.

More than half of the employees surveyed (57%) said they were too afraid to voice ideas to management about how their role or the business could be improved, while under a third (30%) said that they either lacked the confidence or the opportunity to contribute to company meetings.

“Organisations must start making employees’ wellbeing a priority and listening to them will begin to make sure they feel valued and engaged while at work,” said Peter Eyre, Managing Director of Vevox.