Employee engagement
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Employee Happiness: How Much Does Unhappiness Cost?
Lost productivity due to the poor state of employee happiness costs American enterprises billions of dollars: Three hundred billion, to be exact, according to the Gallup-Healthways (1) Well-Being Index. That study details how increasingly unhappy people are with their jobs, managers, co-workers, and work environments. It also reveals that employee unhappiness results in absenteeism, presentism (at work, but mentally elsewhere), lower productivity, and lower-quality work.Productivity loss isn't the only place where employers are feeling the pinch of unhappiness. They're also…
Posted by: ADP 25 Jul 2016 | 0 Comments
Social Media Platforms for Businesses: The CHRO's Guide to Driving Social Collaboration
Adopting social media platforms for businesses can facilitate remarkable opportunities for collaboration, employee learning and community-building. For today's employees, social media networks are an integral part of personal day-to-day life and communication. In 2015, 73 percent of Americans had at least one social media profile, with adoption rates slightly higher among Millennials, according to Statista (1). The Value of Social MediaWhile many HR leadership teams have historically discouraged the use of social media in the workplace, CHROs are beginning to realise…
Posted by: ADP 27 Jun 2016 | 0 Comments
The New Way We’ll Work
ADP Research Institute Study Sheds Light on How Employers Can Plan for the Future WorkplaceThe workplace is evolving faster than ever before. Employers should be aware of – and manage – five overarching trends in order to lead and grow in the future, regardless of geography or industry. Employees’ demand for greater choice and flexibility; access to real-time learning; increased autonomy; a sense of stability; and the ability to work on personally meaningful projects are driving global workplace transformation. These…
Posted by: ADP 15 Mar 2016 | 0 Comments
Attracting Talent Through Corporate Social Responsibility: 3 Myths Debunked
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become as much a part of the hiring process as offering great benefits and competitive salaries. Today’s new wave of recruits prioritises social responsibility in their own lives and are determined to join organisations that care about their well-being, as well as that of the community.Consider successful organisations such as Apple, Boeing, Google, Facebook and Zappos, which are known for offering endless perks. They promise work-life balance and provide corporate-sponsored initiatives to contribute to the…
Posted by: ADP 15 Feb 2016 | 0 Comments
The Alchemy of Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is the Holy Grail of human capital and talent management, with studies showing that highly engaged employees can boost revenues by as much as 26 per cent per employee[1].Figures like that shouldn’t be taken lightly and forward-thinking businesses invest a great deal of time, money and energy in finding the perfect ‘engagement alchemy’ for their organisation and employees.But what is employee engagement, really? One of the most popular definitions comes from a group of occupational psychologists at Utrecht…
Posted by: ADP 27 Oct 2015 | 0 Comments