Employee engagement helps you measure and manage employee perspectives about your workplace culture. This impacts your company’s ability to attract and retain members of its workforce.
Engaged employees are enthusiastic about their work and committed to their workplace. They put in their best effort and remain productive each day.
Significant issues are lowering employee engagement for most companies right now. As an HR professional or company leader, you need to do what you can to combat these issues.
Discover some main issues affecting employee engagement and how you can reduce their impact.
Pandemic Health Concerns
Although many employees are vaccinated against the coronavirus, some still are understandably concerned about working at the office. This is why your company needs to share its policies and procedures to protect employee health and safety in the workplace.
Prioritization of employee health and safety shows you have their best interest in mind. This increases trust among your workforce.
As a result, employees are more likely to return to the office if required. Whether working onsite, remotely or hybrid, employees who feel valued tend to remain engaged in their tasks.
The Great Resignation
Changing attitudes about work are encouraging employees to leave their jobs in masses. Part of the reason is due to the ongoing need for flexibility.
During the pandemic, it has been harder for many employees to juggle their personal and professional responsibilities. Among the biggest stressors are the need to maintain child care or elder care, manage work-life integration, and monitor mental health.
Providing remote or hybrid work options can help reduce the impact The Great Resignation may be having on your company. The more employees can fit in work around their personal responsibilities, the more engaged they should be in their tasks.
Offering a flexible schedule also may benefit your company. Even if employees need to work onsite, they can fit in personal responsibilities around their work hours. The ability to fulfill personal needs each day reduces stress. This helps promote engagement in work tasks.
Burnout
Employee burnout has been increasing since the pandemic began. Among the top reasons is because many employees are working remotely and putting in more hours each day. This is causing feelings of overwork.
Employees who consistently work long days tend to experience chronic stress. This can lead to decreased engagement, lower productivity, and missed deadlines.
These employees are likely to become frustrated, irritable, anxious, or depressed. If left untreated, these employees may experience burnout. As a result, they might begin looking for opportunities elsewhere.
You can combat this issue by talking with employees about the mental health services offered in their benefits plan. This may include individual or family counseling services, meditation classes, or employee resource groups (ERGs).
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