The prime minister today gave his backing to a new independent Employee Engagement Task Force during a launch event at 10 Downing Street.

The attitude of public sector employees to working in the private sector – and vice versa – has changed dramatically in the past 12 months, with the private sector now seen as a much more attractive...

The extent to which managers provide guidance, feedback and the appropriate level of autonomy for staff, is key to whether employees go the extra mile for their organisation, according to the CIPD.

A third of large companies plan to allow flexible working in order for staff to watch the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year.

Over the past year, NHS staff say they have received improved support from line managers and improved appraisals, leading to better patient care, according to a staff survey.

Bad customer service has been highlighted in a recent Channel 4 series. Avoiding it depends on your ability to engage your employees.

When I think about HR, this is what concerns me most: how to make people feel valued when they come to work every day.

Boots Opticians and Goldman Sachs have topped the list of the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2011.

International security solutions group G4S, the world's second largest private sector employer and biggest employer on the London Stock Exchange, is overhauling its global employee engagement survey.

Why do we work? To live our lives with comfort and dignity, for food and shelter, to provide for our loved ones, to apply our talents, contribute to society and be valued.

Reducing emphasis on employee engagement because of the economic climate would be "fatal" for organisations, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has said.

The employee engagement "industry" is based on an untested concept and suffers from a lack of rigour, according to a prominent HRD.