{"id":288366,"date":"2022-10-27T15:40:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T15:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/project.co\/?p=288366"},"modified":"2023-05-24T09:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T09:28:50","slug":"employee-engagement-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project.co\/employee-engagement-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Engagement Statistics 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this digital-first, hybrid era of working, with teams more dispersed than ever before, employee engagement has never been more important. To get a better understanding of how employees feel about engagement in their workplace, we surveyed 192 respondents in September 2022. We asked them about work-life balance, productivity, recognition and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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15% of people <\/strong>do no<\/strong>t feel engaged at work <\/strong>\ud83d\ude14<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of those disengaged people\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd11 Almost 70% are unhappy with their pay <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcc8 60% are unhappy with their progression prospects<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2696\ufe0f And 46% said they don\u2019t have a good work-life balance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Coincidentally, 46% also said they are actively seeking new employment \ud83d\udd0e)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When it comes to people who <\/strong>are<\/em><\/strong> engaged at work… \ud83d\ude03<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\uddf0 85% said they have the tools they need to do their job<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd11 Almost 60% said they are happy with their pay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcc8 Over 70% said they\u2019re happy with their progression prospects<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2696\ufe0f And almost 80% said they have a good work-life balance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How engagement impacts the workplace…\ud83d\udcaa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcc8 Almost 90%<\/strong> of people feel that being more engaged at work increases productivity <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude03 Over 90%<\/strong> of people feel that being more engaged at work increases customer satisfaction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcb8<\/strong>  Over 85%<\/strong> of people feel that being more engaged at work increases profitability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u26d1 Over 85%<\/strong> of people feel that being more engaged at work increases workplace safety<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd12 82% <\/strong>of people feel that being more engaged at work decreases absenteeism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd01 85% <\/strong>of people feel that being more engaged at work reduces employee turnover <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recognition in the workplace… \ud83c\udfc6\ud83d\udc4f \ud83d\udcac<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Only 30%<\/strong> of people say they frequently receive recognition<\/strong> at work. Almost 20%<\/strong> of people said they never, or almost never, receive any recognition<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc4e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked \u201cHow do you currently receive recognition at work?\u201d mixed answers were given, with the majority of people selecting \u201cverbal praise\u201d: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When asked \u201cHow would you prefer<\/em><\/strong> to receive recognition at work?\u201d the answers changed, with almost 80% of people selecting \u201cmonetary rewards\u201d: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is important to employees? \ud83e\udd14<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When asked what is most important to them at work\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • over 65% of people said salary & benefits are most important<\/strong>. \ud83d\udcb5<\/li>
  • Almost 20% said learning & development is most important<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf93<\/li>
  • And the remaining 15% said the most important thing was that the company culture aligned with their own values<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf0e<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Relationships with colleagues are important for engagement too. When asked how they would like to improve relationships with co-workers, most people (60%) selected team lunches<\/strong>. \ud83c\udf55 Other responses were: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Team building activities (40%) \ud83c\udfb3<\/li>
    • After-work drinks (38%) \ud83c\udf7b<\/li>
    • A retreat (29%) \ud83c\udfdd<\/li>
    • Virtual gatherings (16%) \ud83d\udda5<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Note: respondents were able to select more than one option.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Work-life balance \ud83e\udd2f<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      An incredible 96% of respondents said that work-life balance is important to them<\/strong>. And yet, 84% of people said they have experienced burnout in the workplace<\/strong>. \ud83e\udd75<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      There are several different barriers to work-life balance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Almost 60% of people said their excessive workload is their biggest barrier to work-life balance<\/strong>. \ud83d\udcda<\/li>
      • 46% of people said that their own perfectionism was preventing them from achieving a better work-life balance \ud83e\udd13<\/strong><\/li>
      • 35% blamed their company culture<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude45\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        When asked how work-life balance could be improved, most people (51%) selected flexible working hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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