How to Keep Your Remote Workforce Engaged and Connected
The Secret to Reducing Turnover and Keeping Your Best Employees
BY: Cassie Su
Anxiety. Frustration. Stress. Such feelings of tension are crushing our employees as we cope with life after the coronavirus. The difficulties we have faced in the past two years - isolation, rising prices, the loss of loved ones - and the impacts of it - higher rates of absenteeism, employee turnover, and workplace conflicts- have shown how workplaces are not providing employees the support they need so they can feel their best.
We are now facing a global labor shortage. 2021 data from the job search company Monster has found a whopping 95% of workers are considering changing jobs and 92% said they would be willing to switch industries to do so. The two largest factors behind their decisions were burnout and lack of job growth. In this shifting and unstable era, losing skilled workers and experienced employees can cause dramatic slow-downs and devastating losses for your company.
However, this shift in employee attitudes also highlights the changing corporate culture. The workplace has transformed from a factory where people slave in deplorable conditions simply to make ends meet, even at the cost of their mental and physical health, to an area where workers are treated properly. Employees are more than gears that move the wheel; they’re real people powered by the conditions they live in and the way they are treated. Worker rights and corporate cultures have never been more important in the workplace than now.
Now here’s the key question: knowing this, how can we reduce turnover, absenteeism, and burnout to keep our employees? Workers have given us the answer: give them the tools necessary to keep them active, engaged, and motivated in the workplace so they may learn and avoid burnout. To help you achieve this, JETSWEAT has compiled a number of tips to help you improve your workplace environment.
Lead by example: encourage management to take their days off and use company resources, showing employees some rest is important for their health and won’t affect their work performance.
Ask your employees: conduct monthly anonymous surveys to keep up with how your employees are feeling and fight issues as soon as they appear. This can open doors to learning about problems you may have never even known existed.
Create mentorship programs: give your staff the opportunity to connect with higher-level management and learn from them. Facilitating growth within your company creates a stronger workforce and gives employees space to move up.
Look into corporate wellness programs: many companies such as JETSWEAT offer reduced rates to corporations for their services. This can range from fitness to mindfulness seminars, classes, and activities for your staff to prevent burnout and improve employee satisfaction.