Fewer than half of UK managers would recommend their workplace to others

Under half (47 percent) of British managers ‘completely agree’ that they would recommend their workplace to others, lagging behind other countries, such as Austria (66 percent), Finland (53 percent), Switzerland (53 percent), and France (51 percent). This is according to a Cornerstone OnDemand and IDC survey of over 1,900 European HR, IT and line of business managers, Future Culture 2018: Building a Culture of Innovation in the Age of Digital Transformation (registration required).Some UK respondents also said that their organisation doesn’t have personal development opportunities (19 percent), that their organisation doesn’t have a meaningful company mission (24 percent), and that their organisation does not have periodic satisfaction metrics or surveys (28 percent).

Peter Gold of Cornerstone OnDemand said, “With social and political factors like Brexit causing uncertainty among employees, it’s vital that companies are doing their utmost to keep employees happy and engaged.

“It’s not enough to offer benefits like discounted gym memberships and free fruit in the kitchen each day – employees need to feel like they are able to grow and develop in the company, that their ideas are heard, and that the company makes changes based on employee feedback. Managers have a poor satisfaction rate in the UK if half aren’t willing to recommend their employer to others, and considering those people are leading teams within British companies, things need to change.”