Employee Engagement Levels Increased in 2010

Jan. 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Chicago, IL – January 11, 2011 – HR Solutions, Inc., an International Human Capital Management Consulting Firm specializing in Employee Engagement and Exit Surveys,  released its 2010 Overall Employee Engagement norms, finding that Employee Engagement levels increased from 2009 to 2010.  The normative data is comprised of survey responses from more than 3.3 million employees at over 2,400 organizations.

The number of Actively Engaged employees increased two percentage points from 25 percent in 2009 to 27 percent in 2010.  During the same time period, the percent of Ambivalent employees (neither engaged nor disengaged) slightly increased from 59 percent to 60 percent while the percent of Actively Disengaged employees declined from 16 percent to 13 percent.

Actively Engaged  
2010 Overall Engagement Norm             27%                     
2009 Overall Engagement Norm             25%                   

Ambivalent
2010 Overall Engagement Norm             60%                       
2009 Overall Engagement Norm             59%       
           
Actively Disengaged
2010 Overall Engagement Norm            13%
2009 Overall Engagement Norm            16%

“The fact that Employee Engagement levels increased during these turbulent times is quite interesting,” said Chris Dustin, Executive Vice President of Sales and Consulting at HR Solutions.  “The recession caused many employees to be grateful for simply having a job, which resulted in a heightened intent to stay.  The new norms also indicate that companies did a commendable job communicating and navigating the economic downturn by outlining their strategic vision for the future.”

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About HR Solutions, Inc.
HR Solutions is an International Human Capital Management Consulting Firm specializing in Employee Engagement and Exit Survey design, implementation, analysis and results. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, HR Solutions provides organizations with innovative products, proven strategies and actionable advice that translate into positive change for employees and customers. Since its founding in 1995, HR Solutions has been committed to helping its clients by Turning Data Into Action®. For more information, please visit http://www.hrsolutionsinc.com.

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