Editor’s Note

Highly engaged employees will definitely boost productivity. To give HR professionals a point of reference, HR.com has conducted its second annual study on the state of employee engagement. We bring you a themed edition on employee engagement to inform and update you on the engagement trends today.

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Industry Research Report:The State of Employee Engagement in 2019

Most HR professionals believe that employee engagement results in higher productivity. That’s why so much effort has been poured into engagement in recent years. To give HR professionals a point of reference, HR.com has conducted its second annual study on the state of employee engagement.

Industry Research: How Snag Tackled Employee Engagement in Less Than 30 Days

During Snag’s 19-year history of helping hourly workers find the right work, their industry underwent several major changes. With many new competitors and a rapidly evolving gig economy, Snag had to modify its business strategy and downsize in 2018.

Industry Research: Continuous Engagement, Continuous Learning

The seemingly obvious is borne out by research: organizations with engaged employees benefit from significantly higher productivity and profitability, as well as reduced staff turnover and absenteeism, and fewer safety incidents.

Industry Research: Employee Satisfaction Is Out, Employee Engagement Is In

​​​​​​​The employee survey landscape has changed dramatically in the last 30 years. My early days in surveys involved paper surveys, scannable response sheets, and many hours cleaning data, setting up files and running analysis after analysis with SAS and SPSS.

Industry Research: What Do Modern Employees Expect From Their Employers?

Your people have their own expectations for how your organization and your leaders should act; if their expectations aren't met, they’ll eventually look elsewhere for work. The cost of turnover runs anywhere from 16 to 213% of an employee’s annual salary.

Industry Research: How Can I Engage My Remote Employees?

In the modern workforce, many teams are made of both in-house and deskless employees. To that end, how can companies in the Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, and Retail industries be inclusive of their deskless employees in their employee engagement efforts?

Industry Research: 3 Reasons Why Taking Action On Survey Feedback Is So Hard

It’s now a common best practice to regularly gather feedback on work, culture, and leadership through employee surveys. This practice matters because feedback is at the heart of learning and growth within an organization.