Open Letter to the Times – The Importance of Employee Engagement to the UK

THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT FOR THE UK

As sponsors of Engage for Success, the national employee engagement task force launched by the Prime Minister last year, we are publishing today, compelling evidence of the effectiveness of employee engagement in driving performance and productivity for the economy.

Employee engagement is good for individuals, good for business and good for UK growth. The evidence is compelling.  Only a third of people are fully engaged at work, the remainder not reaching their full potential. Research also suggests that £26bn in added GDP could be realised from this wasted opportunity.

Today’s report, Employee Engagement – the Evidence, shows clearly that organisations with high engagement levels outperform their low engagement counterparts in both private industry and in public service. Engaged organisations also report lower staff absence, lower turnover, fewer accidents and are linked to increased employee wellbeing.

Our organisations each have different challenges, but we all believe improving employee engagement can help improve productivity and performance in the UK, and thereby stimulate economic growth.

With two thirds of the UK work force failing to reach its full potential, we invite UK plc to join this movement for better engagement at work, so we all raise our game to meet the challenges ahead.

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