Communicating change | 1 in 5 UK business leaders don't talk to staff about their company's future

Nearly a fifth of UK businesses do not talk to staff about the future of the company, new research suggests.

Digital staffing agency Coople has surveyed 1000 UK business leaders, inviting them to share their experiences of how economic conditions have impacted their staffing practices. 

The study revealed that nearly a fifth of UK businesses, at 18%, are not having open conversations with their staff about the economic situation and how employees’ jobs and the company itself might be affected. Of the 82% who are having these discussions, the methods by which these conversations took place varied. 

Team meetings were the most popular method, chosen by 41% of business leaders. 33% said they used email updates and company-wide meetings, and 30% opted for one-to-one discussions.