Employee engagement is a result of multiple initiatives and HR practices implemented by the employer.
During COVID19 situation, most employees are working remotely so it's important to know how things are going at their end. Make sure they have access to everything to be productive and motivated. Go an extra mile to minimize their frustration. Here are a few more ideas that would help you keep employees engaged:
Since they are working from home and they have various other things to attend to, make sure you allow them to have flexible work schedules. Most companies say that their employees have full freedom to work in flexible hours, but that’s not the reality. Do not micromanage and do give freedom for real, not in saying.
Trust your employees completely. Give them the chance to express their opinions, listen to ideas and acknowledge them. Ignoring and discouraging employee ideas result in disloyalty and a negative work environment.
Provide them tools to become highly productive. If productivity is an issue, discuss it openly without procrastinating this conversation. Avoid micromanagement of day to day activities and motivate them to take ownership of their work.
Even if they are away from office, make sure you help them in skill development and provide training opportunities from time to time.
Conduct weekly meetings and have online fun activities. Many organizations are nowadays conducting online engagement programs to keep their employees motivated.
Physical health is very important, but now it’s time to ensure mental well being of employees as well. Think of holistic ways to recreate employee wellness programs and benefits, including physical wellness, mental health, flexible work schedules, child care, elder care, paid time off and more.
With the changing times, employers need to adapt to the new work model and evolve their work approach to engage the workforce. Read this informative post
https://empxtrack.com/blog/hr-trends-2021/