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13 Nov 2017

How benefits fit into employee engagement

It’s important not to forget about employee engagement. Happy employees are much more likely to be productive members of the team who will look forward to stepping through those doors each morning.

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Implementing employee benefits is an excellent way of improving engagement, as they are crucial to ensuring your employees are happy and focused in their work. How else do benefits fit into employee engagement?

Benefits put people at the heart of what you do

By implementing employee benefits, you’re putting people at the heart of your company. This shows your employees that, as an employer, you care about them and value their achievements and progression. After all, your company would be nowhere without its people.

Employees will understand that their employers are empathetic and are here for them through benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme. Employees will feel motivated to do their best as they will be satisfied and comfortable in their role. As well as this, employees are more likely to support company goals, as they will feel a sense of belonging to their workplace’s team. This because valuing your employees through benefits will ensure employees feel connected and an important part of the organisation they work for.

Benefits look after your employees’ wellbeing

As well as providing support through 24-hour anonymous counselling to assist employees with situations that may be affecting them, benefits also look after your employees’ wellbeing in a physical sense, too.

Employee wellbeing is an integral part to their engagement in the workplace, as benefits such as Health Cash Plans and Hospital Treatment Insurance can help to alleviate stress and financial burden caused by ill health. This will ensure employees are less distracted and less likely to spend extended amounts of time off work.

Cycle to Work Schemes are another great way to look after your employees’ wellbeing, through enabling them to enjoy more physical exercise at a reduced cost all whilst saving on National Insurance. Regular exercise can supercharge productivity for those who may be less active, and through implementing these benefits, employees can come to work feeling refreshed, engaged, and ready to tackle the day ahead.

Benefits are an important investment

It will come as no surprise that disengaged employees will be more likely to be absent from work. By investing in employee benefits, employers can boost employee engagement and in turn reduce the amount of lost time incurred by extended absence and sickness.

As well as reducing the cost of absence in the workplace, employee benefits are a great investment that can improve staff retention. This is far more cost-effective than increasing budget for recruitment, as benefits will help you ensure the best talent stays on your side. Employees who feel valued and important will be far less likely to go elsewhere, because who would want to leave such a caring workforce?

Improving lives

Employee benefits tie into employee engagement by looking out for your people, ensuring their growth and encouraging progression within your company. By improving employee engagement, you improve lives, and encourage positive experiences within the workplace that reflect back to you as the employer, generating the perfect environment for success.

As said by Richard Branson, “look after your staff first, and the rest will follow”. With cost-effective solutions that might only add up to what you would usually spend on tea and coffee, what’s not to love?

This article was provided by Busy Bees Benefits. 

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