Towers Perrin study reveals only 14% of UK workers willing to go the extra mile
Only 14% of workers in the UK are "engaged" - while 44% are either disenchanted or disengaged, according to a new survey by professional services firm, Towers Perrin.
Engagement is not satisfaction or happiness, but the degree to which workers are freely giving their time, energy, creativity and knowledge to their work, stated Julie Gebauer, leader of the firm’s Workforce Effectiveness practice
Of the 5,000 UK employers surveyed as part of "The Global Workforce Study", less than one-third believe that senior management communicates openly and honestly with employees and two-thirds feel that senior leaders" treat us as just another part of the organisation to be managed" or "as if we don't matter." The study showed that the more engaged employees are, the more likely they will be to stay with their current employer. For example, only 3 in 10 UK workers say that they have no plans to leave their current employer, but this rises to 6 in 10 among fully engaged employees.
The study uses a three-part model – “think, feel and act” – that, through a specific set of questions, quantifies employees' rational,emotional and motivational connections to their companies and jobs.