A Key to Employee Engagement - The Employer Alliance

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pbeat is just one more service of Employer Alliance (EA), designed to
Ucomplement its comprehensive website, www.employeralliance.sg,
as well as the numerous Work-Life seminars and forums it organizes.
You will benefi t greatly from its newest resource, an online one-stop
Smart Kit where you can learn from a variety of creative fl exible work
solutions, employee supports schemes and leave packages, to suit any
company’s budget. Learn more about the Smart Kit on Page 20.
Employer Alliance is a network of corporations committed to create
an enabling work-environment to support Work-Life integration. Its
vision is to build corporate awareness of the contribution of Work-Life
to business results. Singapore corporations are challenged by talent
management and staff retention; therefore a sound Work-Life strategy
is the key.
More than 700 companies have joined EA as corporate members
and the number continues to grow. These corporate members come
from diff erent industry sectors such as manufacturing, retail, services,
fi nancial and hospitality. Membership is free and member benefi ts
include access to our resources and invitations to forums, events and
key Work-Life conferences.
For further information or to join as member,
log on to www.employeralliance.sg or
email admin@employeralliance.sg or
call (65) 6827 6953
Editorial Committee
Chief Editor – Yeo Miu Ean
Editorial Team – Alice Tang
Amy Kwok
Pamela Sng
Michelle Xing
Pauline Loh
Message
from Chairperson
his issue of Upbeat focuses on the concept of Employee
TEngagement. Why Employee Engagement and what does it have
to do with Work-Life integration? Well, everything! Work fl exibility and
an empowering organization for choice attracts and retains talent. It
improves employee engagement, increases job satisfaction, enhances
productivity and reduces healthcare costs and absenteeism.
Employee Engagement is key because it is a leading factor of
the organization’s fi nancial performance – engaged employees are
more productive employees, and are more likely to stay with the
organization. Engaged employees truly believe that their work matters
and they take pride in a job well done.
As we will see in this issue of Upbeat, supporting employees as
they integrate their work and life responsibilities plays a big part in
raising their level of engagement. We will talk about the benefi ts of an
actively engaged staff as well as the dangers of disengagement. We
will share tips and communication strategies to enhance engagement,
and learn from three companies how they approach the task of
employee engagement in their own creative ways through their Work-
Life practices.
As business leaders, supervisors and human resource personnel, we
have to take charge – we have to move from a presence-driven culture
to a performance-driven one, and explore a total reward scheme and
work practices that include re-organization of work, clear performance
assessment, fl exible job designs and fair remuneration practices.
Claire Chiang
Chairperson, Employer Alliance