Beyond fluffy: has engagement become nothing more than a cliché?

Engagement is big business. Companies deemed to have highly engaged staff secure valuable publicity if they make it onto lists such as the CRF Institute-run Britain’s Top Employers list, or The Times...

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The Gouman and Thistle Hotel Group launches its first employee engagement survey

The Guoman and Thistle Hotel Group has appointed Retail Eyes, the customer experience improvement agency, to conduct an employee engagement survey on its behalf twice a year.

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G4S global staff survey reports "significant" increases in employee engagement

International security solutions group G4S, has today published the results of its 2011 employee survey of 625,000 staff, reporting "significant" increases in employee engagement.

Leadership failure is undermining employees' workplace attitudes and experiences

Research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) found that 55% of employees don’t think their managers are competent or confident enough in their roles.

Many employers only pay lip service to engagement, SHRM/Globoforce global survey finds

Most HR leaders (99%) anticipate employee engagement being a key challenge to face, yet non-strategic engagement and recognition programmes continue to pervade companies, global research published...

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Employee disengagement remains a problem as employers fail to tackle 'deadwood'

UK firms are failing to tackle unmotivated staff, despite disengagement being a major threat to businesses, according to research by global management consultancy Hay Group and the Economist...

Engagement is more than communication, it’s about devolving decision-making

Following the launch of the Government’s engagement task force and continued attempts by employers to get it right, it is worth taking a deeper look at employee engagement – namely what it is, and...

Colleague relationships are bigger factors in job satisfaction than pay and training, research reveals

Employees value the relationship with co-workers above training and career development opportunities, according to a survey published this week.

Cadbury brings Olympic gold medallist for staff engagement and stress awareness

Cadbury has enlisted an Olympic gold medalist, to encourage staff to take part in Olympic volunteering opportunities.

Employee engagement is a driver of performance, but CIPD reveals what employees engage with at work

A CIPD report published today acknowledges employee engagement is an important driver of sustainable organisation performance, but goes further by exploring ‘what’ employees engage with and ‘where’ in...

So what makes you so happy and engaged at work that Monday is a reasonably enticing prospect?

As this is HR Magazine, what should now follow is a series of commonsense and familiar prerequisites to create the happy workplace – on communication, good job design, leadership and creating the high...

Are you engaged?

Now more than ever, employee engagement is at the top of the strategic agenda for all sectors across the UK. Initiatives that focus and improve engagement within the organisation should be welcomed...