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XpertHR employee engagement survey 2011
Our research into employee engagement finds that awareness is growing among organisations, and many private sector employers in particular are making concerted efforts to improve engagement.
Improving employee engagement
While there's a mountain of literature showing that engaged employees deliver better performance, there is little discussion about what it actually is that people engage with at work. Angela Baron, organisation development and engagement adviser at the CIPD, explains that it's not just the organisation; it's the people, the work and, sometimes, something else...
Line manager briefing on motivation
This line manager briefing examines employee motivation. It aims to help line managers understand the importance of fostering a motivated workforce, and what steps they can take to motivate their team and improve employee engagement.
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Take part in our HR roles and responsibilities 2011 survey
It is that time of year again when we gather information on HR roles and responsibilities. This is your chance to tell us what is happening in your organisation's HR department and see how it compares to the situation in other organisations.
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Dealing with poor performance: case study
Caroline Noblet of Squire Sanders Hammonds presents a case study looking at a situation in which an employer wants to address the poor performance of two of its employees.
Dealing with poor performance: frequently asked questions
Caroline Noblet answers some frequently asked questions that consider, among other things, the procedure that employers should follow when dealing with poor performance and for how long warnings should remain active.
Weekly dilemma: Taxation of pay in lieu of notice
This dilemma concerns an employee who is claiming that his employer has "unreasonably" taxed his pay in lieu of notice.
Tribunal update: Employee fairly dismissed for adverse Facebook posts
We provide summaries of recent employment tribunal rulings, including Apple's dismissal of an employee for adverse Facebook comments that was neither unfair nor a breach of his human rights.
Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures: employment tribunal decisions
This article summarises the main issues and outcomes in five employment tribunal cases in which it was alleged that the employer breached the Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures - each case involves a 10% or 15% uplift in compensation for the employer’s failure to follow the code.
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The Modern Workplace, 13 December 2011, London
This conference explores changes in employment Regulations that are designed to help manage family leave and improve return from maternity leave rates, reduce office overheads, boost morale and reduce employee stress. XpertHR subscribers are entitled to a £50 discount - enter JUE74110 when registering.
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Think public sector strike action? "Think again" says Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned the public sector unions' planned "day of action", which takes place on Wednesday 30 November.
"Austerity is the new normal" says Reform
The coalition Government's programme of economic austerity measures to cut the UK budget deficit and rebalance the economy should be a decade-long project, according to the Reform thinktank.
Data visualisation: a key future competency for HR?
The ability to use data visualisation to tell a clear and compelling story about the facts and figures relating to HR will be a key competency for HR professionals of the future, according to blogger Jason Averbook.
Independent sickness absence review raises many practical questions
A major review of how workplace absence is managed in the UK was published on 21 November. The review was commissioned by the Government in February and aims to cut costs to sickness benefits and reduce the burden of absence in the workplace.
CIPD 2011: employee engagement, leadership and performance
We provide a round-up of the debates and themes at this month's CIPD annual conference in Manchester, followed by other developments related to HR strategy.
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GREATEST INFLUENCES ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Respondents to our employee engagement survey believe that pay, quality of line management and job security are the factors that have the greatest influence on employee engagement.
There has long been a theory that pay and remuneration, while important, are not the most significant issue affecting engagement. However, it is the top-rated factor for one in three (33.8%) respondents. When looking at the impact of factors overall, quality of line management was most popular among our respondents, but when pressed on the single most significant issue, it was pipped to the post by pay.
This may be, in some part, due to the fact that pay awards have been depressed for the past two years, with a large number of pay freezes.
Generally, we find levels of employee engagement to be under pressure across all organisations, but with a significant sectoral split. The private sector is concentrating on this issue, but the public sector, grappling with ongoing cuts and changes, is focusing its efforts elsewhere. Who knows what price will be paid for ignoring the issue, and what long-term damage to employee engagement might ensue?
 Noelle Murphy
Employment relations,
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