Staff Engagement In 2020

Prioritise Work-Life Balance

• More emphasis on flexibility in the workplace
• Discussing flexible options with employees and if suitable, allowing home based working, Skype calls etc.
• 75% of employees said they experience greater productivity at home (FlexJob)
• Embracing flexibility will be key in 2020 as more employees are looking for work-life balance

Workplace Wellness

• Healthier, happier employees are more productive
• It can build community and create an environment of wellness
• Decrease of sickness days and sick pay
• Organisations are seeing the value in emphasising employee wellness with 60% of companies offering wellness programmes (Optum)

Workplace Mental Health

• Following on from workplace wellness, its crucial to make sure that the organisation has an awareness of mental health
• Poor mental health is one of the biggest issues in the workplace today and causes a loss of over 70 million working days each year.
• Organisations need to have an awareness of an employees’ triggers for stress so Managers need to be in regular communication with their teams.

Personal Growth & Development

• 47% of employees said that a limited career path would make them look for a better opportunity (Randstad)
• Even if you have a flat structure or you are a small organisation, it is crucial that employees’ feel that they are learning and developing/ growing
• Mentoring / coaching is crucial to attracting and retaining highly qualified employees.

Creative Employee Benefits

• Employee benefits are an area that needs to evolve from traditional ones to more creative and personalised ones
• Flexible benefits could be an option for larger organisations so employees can pick and choose what
• Benefits that could be an option—free healthy snacks, additional paid holiday, napping rooms, free breakfast, paid gym memberships etc

Brand Ambassadors

• Messages shared by employees reach 561% further than the same message shared by companies.
• Employees now play a role in corporate branding due to the rise of social media.
• It is key that employees fully understand your organisation’s values, goals so that they can share this on social media and help promote the organisation.
• Above all else, create a workplace that people want to promote!

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