Why HR leaders need to re-think engagement

Low workplace engagement costs the UK £340billion per year, according to figures from UK PLC. Therefore, it makes sense that plugging this productivity problem remains high on HR’s to-do list.

With a study from the University of Warwick revealing that happy and engaged staff are 12% more productive, while unhappy staff are 10% less productive, it is believed that one way to curtail the drain on UK businesses is by improving engagement.

Andrew Cocks, Culture and Engagement Consultant at Questback, tells HR Grapevine, that companies today are looking to move away from traditional approaches to employee engagement.

In fact, changing the way we think about engagement may help businesses to solve the persistent conundrum. Below, Cocks has collated a number of insights that may help to shape your employee experience…