Employee engagement in UK businesses lags behind the global trend, according to ORC International

The overall picture of employee engagement in the UK is lagging in 2011,according to the global Perspectives survey.

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Line managers fail to act on employee engagement surveys, according to global Aon Hewitt report

Employers must take action to motivate and equip their managers to act on engagement surveys, according to a report by Aon Hewitt.

UK workers are not happy, research finds

The latest Happiness at Work Index from recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark, published today, reveals that only a third (36.5%) of UK workers are happy in their job. A quarter (24.2%) say they...

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LV= launches leavers and joiners survey to improve staff engagement and talent management

Mutual insurance, retirement and investment group LV= has launched a joiners and leavers survey as part of its investment in employee engagement and talent retention.

Public sector staff forced to put longer hours in the wake of recession

As morale in the public sector dips, just under a quarter of workers in this sector (25.1%) employed by the state claim they have been forced to work longer hours since the recession.

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Employees feel pressure to raise their game, says CMI

In tough times, employees feel they have to work harder and that to get ahead in their careers they must go the extra mile, says a major survey published today by the Chartered Management Institute...

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.

NHS staff appreciate managers more, finds survey

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.

Security giant G4S revamps one of the world's largest employee surveys

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.

Employee surveys: everyone wants a positive review but are we asking leading questions to get one?

It is human nature to want to be perceived in a favourable light, whether by colleagues, customers, employees, and most certainly by bosses. It's therefore important to understand what our biases...