HR professionals think technology is key to employee engagement

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New research has revealed the top three HR priorities for 2019: increasing workplace productivity, increasing employee engagement and increasing employee retention*.

The research, which surveyed 500 HR professionals across the UK, also found that a further 86 per cent of HR professionals agreed that employee engagement would improve if their workforce had the technology to recognise one another on an ongoing basis.

But when it comes to connecting employees, HR has an even bigger obstacle to overcome with an increase of disparate and mobile workforces. Indeed, data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows that the number of UK workers who work remotely continues to see a steady increase year on year. In addition, Google estimated 3 billion people globally perform work away from a desk every day across a variety of industries..

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Rob Boland, Reward Gateway’s Group Director of Product & Client Success, said:

The demand for mobile working continues to grow, and as the research indicates, HR professionals are recognising that HR technology increases employee engagement.

*from Reward Gateway

 

Interested in employee engagement?  We recommend the Rewards Strategies to Deliver Business Objectives training day and the Employee Engagement Summit 2019.

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