About employee enagement

Put simply, employee engagement is a blend between commitment to the organisation and its values and a willingness to help out colleagues. However, it often goes beyond job satisfaction and you would not see it on the job description or as part of the employment contract.

Employers want engaged employees because they deliver improved business performance and research has shown again and again the link between the way people are managed, employee attitudes and business performance. When employers deliver on their commitments they reinforce employees’ sense of fairness and trust and this generates a positive psychological contract between employer and employee.

But what happens when it comes to disabled employee engagement? How often to employers think about the hidden barriers to achieving success in engaging with disabled employees and what are the things that may be getting in the way?