“More than 80% of British workers lack any real commitment to their jobs, and a quarter of those are “actively disengaged,” or truly disaffected with their workplaces.” So writes Peter Flade in Gallup Magazine.
These are among the troubling findings of The Gallup Organisation’s Employee Engagement Index survey, which examines employee engagement levels in several countries, including Great Britain.
He continues “The fact is that the majority of Great Britain’s 27 million employees – who work the longest hours in Western Europe – are uninspired at work. Gallup estimates that actively disengaged workers cost the British economy between ₤37.2 billion ($64.8 billion U.S.) and ₤38.9 billion ($66.1 billion U.S.) per year due to low employee retention, high absentee levels, and low productivity. What’s worse, the situation hasn’t improved over the past couple of years. Gallup calculated the percentages within the total British workforce for three categories of employees: 19% are “engaged,” or loyal, productive, and find their work satisfying; 61% are “not engaged” employees who aren’t psychologically committed to their roles and may leave if an opportunity presents itself; and 20% are “actively disengaged,” or disenchanted with their workplaces. Actively disengaged employees are often vocal or militant in showing their negative attitude toward their work and their employer.”
