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Keys to Employee Satisfaction What You Can Do to Increase Employee Satisfaction BY  SUSAN M. HEATHFIELD Americans of all ages and income brackets continue to grow increasingly unhappy at work -- a long-term trend that should seriously concern employers, according to a report by The Conference Board. The report, based on a survey of 5,000 U.S. households conducted for  The Conference Board  by  TNS , finds only 45 percent of those surveyed say that they are satisfied with their jobs, down from 61.1 percent in 1987, the first year in which the survey was conducted. The Bad News About Employee Satisfaction While overall employee satisfaction has declined to 45 percent, the percentage of employees satisfied with their jobs is lowest in the under 25 age group with only 35.7 percent satisfied. Among employees in the age group 25-34, 47.2 percent are satisfied; employees in the age group 35-44 scored 43.4 percent in job satisfaction. ...

Best Ways to Improve Employee Satisfaction and Engagement Keys for Improving Employee Satisfaction and Engagement Before you can improve employee satisfaction and employee engagement, you need to know what to improve. The annual Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2016 Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Survey identifies the factors that are important in employee job satisfaction and employee engagement as perceived by employees. The survey’s purpose is to assist employers to develop the  right   programs and practices  when they seek to have an impact on these two factors that are critical to employee morale and motivation. Understanding employee preferences provides guidance for the knowledgeable allocation of resources. Otherwise, employers can spend thousands of dollars on programs and practices that their employees actually don't want. And, here's a secret you need to know aside from...

Staff Motivation  To increase productivity of staff As every employee has different type of motivation which appeals them the most. For ex. Few employee can be motivated by money, other can be motivated by Appreciation, Personalized care, some employee can be motivated by giving challenging job or by promoting him to different level. You need to identify staff behavior and should give appropriate motivation so that you can keep employee motivated at all time. Different type of motivation which you can do Giving/assigning challenging job. Appreciating Employee for doing something better on a weekly basis (appreciate staff in front of other employee) Giving trophy/ gift as a sign of appreciation in front of other staff You as a owner work with them and try to understand their difficulties. Show sympathy with their family personal problem and try to help them in their personal problem. Monthly or quarterly picnic or hotel visit with entire staff. Wher...