Consultation - Review of Employee Engagement and Investment
(UK)
From: BERR
Date published: 23 September
Response due: penultimate week of January
2009
Semta response submitted: None
Summary
Review of Employee Engagement and Investment - Terms of
Reference
- To identify and understand in practice how businesses improve
productivity by engaging with and investing in their
employees
- To examine the benefits of employee engagement and investment
in terms of UK competitiveness and productivity and the effect on
individuals' career progression
- To identify whether there are barriers to businesses adopting
good practice (including market failure and regulatory barriers),
focussing particularly on any barriers affecting SMEs
- To make recommendations to address any market failure,
eliminate barriers and encourage wider adoption of good practice,
in line with Better Regulation principles
The call for evidence requests information on defining employee
engagement and its enablers/ barriers within an organisation.
Next steps
Semta did not make a formal response, but will continue to work
with BERR on creating the best environment for our companies to
employ the best people.
Documents and Links
Press
release on BERR inquiry
BERR website on the inquiry
Semta represents the view of our employers across government and
the media. If you are an employer in the science,
engineering, or manufacturing technology sectors, we welcome your
views at policy@semta.org.uk
10 May 2009