According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace, only 15% of employees are engaged in the workplace.

But what exactly is employee engagement?

“Employee engagement describes the level of enthusiasm and dedication a worker feels toward their job. Employee engagement can be critical to a company’s success, given its links to job satisfaction and employee morale. Engaged employees are more likely to be productive and higher performing.”

When employee engagement is prioritised, a business will see a huge improvement in employee retention as employees will know their contributions are recognised, appreciated, and rewarded. Not only that, but they will also feel much more part of a team than just an employee. According to HubSpot, 69% of employees say they’d work harder if they were better appreciated.

The team at Lucid Connect have outlined 3 key factors we believe boost employee engagement.

Employee wellbeing and engagement go hand in hand. Professionals will feel even more valued if their health and wellbeing is taken into consideration by their employer.

So, what can you do to prioritise workplace wellbeing?

Firstly, invest in workplace mental health first aiders and responders. At the Lucid group, we have invested in 2 Mental Health First Aiders and 1 Mental Health Responder on site. This instils confidence in employees knowing they have people on hand to go to if and when they need to, and those people will have particular skills and techniques to respond to any mental health issues, conditions, or episodes in the most appropriate manner.

Additionally, as an employer, it’s important to remain flexible to your employees’ needs. The past 2 years have shown us that professionals can work from anywhere and still give 110% effort, therefore, maintaining that level of flexibility and understanding to family commitments and health needs will increase employee engagement.

Stay interacted and up to date with your employees and the favour will be returned in commitment and good performance.

Over 91% of HR professionals believe that recognition and reward make employees more likely to stay. Having good work recognised and rewarded not only motivates professionals to work harder, but also to feel inspired to keep up to receive more recognition, thus boosting workplace morale.

At Lucid, we promote reward and recognition all year round through the following:

• Sales promotions, including financial rewards and incentives
• Increased holidays after a certain number of years worked at Lucid
• Early finishes on a Friday
• Free extra holiday at Christmas
• Uncapped commission and referral bonus schemes

Achievements, no matter how big or small should be recognised and rewarded by your employer. It increases a positive working environment, which in turn improves employee wellbeing and increases employee engagement.

In a major long-term study, companies that had the best performance-enhanced cultures, encouraged leadership initiatives, and highly appreciated their employees, saw their customers and owners grow by 682% in revenue (x4). Having a shared culture not only promotes consistency across the business but also allows companies to benefit from a healthy and positive working environment.

At Lucid, we actively promote an open-door policy, encouraging employees to talk to their line managers about the good and the bad without the worry of it affecting their jobs. Having transparency between employer and employee is vital to ensure trust between the team.

Moreover, you should emphasise company culture in a fun and engaging way. At Lucid, we highly support a work-life balance and understand the importance of switching off. We have a designated kitchen to take your lunch, as well as a pool table, darts board and Nintendo switch to allow breaks to be active but take you away from your computer screen multiple times of the day.

What more could you ask for?

If you like what you read and want to find out more about the Lucid team and what we offer our employees, get in contact today! Who knows, you could start your Lucid journey as easy as 1,2,3.
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Written by Lucid Connect