Organisations have made some progress in providing work/life balance over the past decade, but leaders and managers - not employees - are the ones who have benefited, new research shows.
For the first time in a decade, Hewitt's global research shows the number of organisations with decreasing employee engagement exceeds those with increasing engagement.
Employers need to hold managers accountable for the retention of their "human assets", Retention Partners director Lisa Halloran told an HR Daily webinar this week.
Despite foregoing pay rises and perks throughout the downturn, most employees now require very little from their employers to become re-engaged at work, says retention expert Lisa Halloran.
A Perth law firm that implemented a "people first" strategy to address high staff turnover and low engagement achieved momentum and success by getting some "quick wins in place" early on.
Using incentives to motivate employees and boost their productivity is outmoded, according to author Dan Pink, who says it's time to employ three new motivators: autonomy, mastery and purpose.
When the budget for running staff surveys is tight, employers need to focus on where they can get reliable answers fastest, says Retention Partners director Lisa Halloran.
Executives say that they value work/life balance over any other employment factor, but the single biggest reason why they will change jobs is for more money, according to new research.
