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Performance appraisals: Must try harder
Performance appraisal article in Human Resources - November 2009
Research shows many employees think appraisals are a waste of time because they are not tied into reward decisions, career development and promotion prospects.
Engaging employees: making line managers linchpins
Performance appraisal article in The HR Director - September 2009
In the face of a major recession, we need our workforces to be highly engaged, committed and contributing to their organisations' survival and ultimate success. 'Intention to stay' is now less valid as a measure of engagement and old certainties that have guided HR directors are no longer so reliable.
Survey on employee engagement among UK HR directors
People Management - September 2009
A survey of 150 CEOs and HR directors found that 99 per cent firmly believed greater employee engagement triggered better company performance, not the other way round.
Workplace 'golden age' may be over, says employee survey expert
Employee survey article in HR Network Scotland - September 2009
Worker happiness peaked in 2008, according to results released from the ETS from employee surveys among thousands of employees. "We've just lived through a golden age of rising
pay, profit and opportunity that led to a highpoint
in employee happiness. Sadly, that chapter may
have closed," according to an ETS consultant.
Manufacturers take employee satisfaction and performance appraisals seriously
The Manufacturer - June 2009
In an ideal world, a performance appraisal is central to effective people management. It is a chance for managers to talk to employees about their strengths, weaknesses, aims and objectives for the coming year.
Appraisals rated poor
People Management - April 2009
Thirty-eight per cent of employees are dissatisfied with the appraisal process carried out by their employers, according to the 'Performance Management Review', a survey by HR consultancy ETS, which questioned 175,000 people.
Workers lose confidence in employers
People Management Online - January 2009
For the two years up to the last quarter of 2008, 84 per cent of the 150,000 employees of UK blue-chip companies surveyed by consultants ETS said they were confident that their firms would meet their objectives in 2009.
Economic crisis affects UK workers’ morale
Grapevine Online - January 2009
Over a third (37%) of employees in the UK are concerned about losing their jobs, an increase of 10% in the last quarter of 2008 alone.
UK workers' morale falls as job loss fears rise
Talent Management Review - Q1 2009
Nearly four out of ten employees (37 per cent) fear they may lose their jobs. This is up by 10 per cent in the last quarter of 2008 alone, according to the ETS Employee Survey of 150,000 UK employees.