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Let’s get engaged


Whatever tools you give an employee, whatever flexibility you allow in terms of remote or part-time working, employers overlook engagement at their peril


Words Richard Burton Illustration IcoMaker/Adobe Stock I


t’s always been on the agenda. Breakout areas encouraging social contact, rooſtop Friday night drinks and staff socials have oſten been the stuff of job adverts. Some forward-thinking businesses have even gone as far as introducing online gaming session to create a collegiate spirit. These days it’s even harder and a few


surveys of late have underlined the fact that it’s contact that staff miss most. One even placed “staff quizzes” among the things they most missed.


www.smeweb.com Now, more than ever, morale is key. As


any seasoned HR professional will tell you: an engaged employee makes better decisions, is more innovative and more productive.


David Ferns, Employee Engagement Consultant at Reward Gateway said: “As businesses,


we need to recognise that we’re asking a lot of our workers at the moment. Without any real effort to boost employee motivation and wellbeing, companies risk giving the impression that they don’t care, and effectively disengage their workforce.” Reward Gateway, an Employee


Engagement Technology company with 12 years’ experience, launched a purpose- built engagement platform for small business in June. Businesses with fewer than 100


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