2001EHR Management Employee Relations

Barrier to employee engagement

Employee engagement plays a great role in the workplace and it is important for the employees to be involved in the activities so that it can be easy to achieve goals and objectives. The discussion in this paper will be based on the company Nestle. The barrier to employee engagement can be related to lack of work life balance and this barrier can be seen in many companies. It has been analyzed that lack of work life balance is the barrier which take place in the workplace and it has been seen that due to this the impact is seen on the overall productivity level of the company.

It has been seen that employee engagement is related with active participation of the employees in the day to day activities of the company. Also it is the passion of the employees to work with efficiency towards the activities of the company. It has been seen that due to lack of work life balance the employees are not able to give their best towards the activities of the organization.

There is no work life balance in the company which affects the employee engagement in the workplace. It is important to have work life balance so that it can be easy for the company to accomplish goals and objectives. Due to lack of work life balance the negative affect can be seen on the entire productivity and also on the profitability of the company. It has been investigated that work life balance for the employees is necessary as there should be proper balance in the work and personal life. The workload on the employees in the Nestle Company is too much that it adversely impacts the overall activities of the company. It is necessary to have proper work life balance so that it can be easy for the company to achieve growth in the high level of competition prevailing in the market (Deery and Jago 2015, 453-472).

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Due to lack of work life balance it has been seen that employees feel exhausted and they do not involve in the entire activities of the company. When an individual is exhausted then they do not take interest towards the activities of the company. So, it impacts the overall employee engagement and it is analyzed that when there is no employee engagement in the workplace then it can be difficult for the company to achieve success in the high level of competition (Perrons 2016 , 1-2).

Also it has been seen that when employee is not able to manage the activities of their personal life and office they feel frustrated and irritated.  This can affect the overall level of employee engagement and it is necessary to focus on motivating the employees towards the activities of the company so that it can be simple to achieve large market share (Kossek and Groggins 2015, 1-4).

When employees are not able to manage their personal life they are not able to give their best towards the activities of the company. It is the responsibility of the company to maintain the work life balance of the employees so that employees can give their best towards the overall assigned activities. Due to lack of work life balance it is analyzed that the employees are not able to maintain their efficiency towards the activities of the company and also there are not able to manage their personal life which directly impact the overall behavior of the person. When the behavior of the person changes it has been seen that their overall attitude and values changes towards the particular activity. It can also lead to lack of employee engagement in the workplace (Hougaard, Carter and Coutts 2016, 117-122).

(Source: Lighthouse.2018).

So, it has been concluded that employee engagement can be enhanced in the workplace by maintaining proper balance between the work and personal life. It is important to maintain this so that it can be easy for the employee’s to give their best towards the activities of the company. Also it will help the employee to give their best towards the overall organizational activities. There are many companies like Nestle in which the issue of employee engagement takes place due to lack of work life balance. To maintain the efficiency of the employees it is necessary to maintain the work life balance so that it can be easy for the company to achieve growth in the competitive market. This can help to enhance the overall employee engagement in the workplace and also helps to bring best out of the employees.

References

Deery, Margaret, and Leo Jago. "Revisiting talent management, work-life balance and retention strategies." International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 27, no. 3 (2015): 453-472.

Hougaard, Rasmus, Jacqueline Carter, and Gillian Coutts. "Work-life balance." In One second ahead, 117-122. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2016.

Kossek, Ellen Ernst, and Ashley Groggins. "Work?Life Balance." Wiley Encyclopedia of Management (2015): 1-4.

Lighthouse.2018 “What Managers Must Know from the Gallup Employee Engagement Survey.  https://getlighthouse.com/blog/gallup-employee-engagement-survey-managers/.

Perrons, Diane. "Work–Life Balance." International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology (2016): 1-2.