Employee experience now a top priority for employers

Willis Tower Watson finds

John Brazier
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New survey shows employers not yet ready to take on new challenges of evolving working models

New research from Willis Tower Watson has found that UK employers are putting the ‘employee experience' at the top of their priority lists, as working models and staff expectations evolve as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The consultancy's 2021 Employee Experience Survey, conducted among 60 UK employers representing 420,000 staff, found that 98% of employers surveyed stated that enhancing the employee experience will be an important priority at their organisation over the next three years. Comparatively, just over half of employers (52%) indicated it was important to their organis...

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