Employment engagement

Employee engagement is where an employee would commit to the organisation by his/her values and the ability to get involved, this includes sharing knowledge with colleagues and contributing in decision making whereby satisfaction and motivational level of employee would increase due to the work load or targets they had achieve.

The Institute for Employment Studies define engagement  as "a positive attitude held by the employee towards the organisation and its values. An engaged employee is aware of business context, and works with colleagues to improve performance within the job for the benefit of the organisation. The organisation must work to develop and nurture engagement, which requires a two-way relationship between employer and employee.’"

Behaviours illustrated by the engaged employees

• desire to work to make things better
• belief in the organisation
• respectful of, and helpful to, colleagues
• willingness to ‘go the extra mile’
• understanding of business context and the ‘bigger picture’
• keeping up to date with developments in the field.

Engagement is about creating opportunities for employees to connect with their colleagues, managers and wider organisation’… ‘It is a concept that places flexibility, change and continuous improvement at the heart of what it means too be an employee and an employer in a 21st century workplace’ (Prof. Katie Truss)