The methods of employee engagement.

16th May 2016

Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director, WEALTH at work, comments in Employee Benefits on the methods of employee engagement when it comes to financial wellbeing.

He comments; “Just putting information on an intranet is probably the worst way to do it. The most effective [method] is face-to-face. That could be seminars or [a] one-to-one [session. In] second place is a webinar, which is live, so it is still quite interactive, and then [there are] a lot of joint third places, things such as animation and pre-recorded webcasts,” he adds.

Another way to engage employees would be to segment the workforce, Watts-Lay continues, “[Organisations] might have people in a head office, people on the road, people on a production line or shift working and overseas workers. There are two dimensions: what is most effective in that [education] pecking order and marrying that against logistical constraints.”

The article goes on to say how technology will become increasingly important as more millennials enter the workforce. However, Watts-Lay says, “We find our helpline really works. On something such as pensions, people like to speak to someone. Technology is great, but it isn’t the answer to everything.”

To read the full article in Employee Benefits, please click here.