2022 Employee Engagement Trends Report

• Employees’ relationship to their organizations shifted with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote and virtual work, and more.
• Employee priorities are changing, and the way organizations think about employee engagement needs to change as well.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

• Organizations who have maintained engagement progress throughout 2021 see that employees are recognizing the efforts put in to increase engagement. Now is the time to build on the progress and keep engagement high.
• Organizations must intentionally create opportunities for cross-departmental collaboration and increase visibility of each department’s contributions. This is especially important for remote/hybrid workers who may have less exposure to other departments day to day.
• Organizations need to get creative about how they support employees and revisit their efforts to promote all aspects of wellbeing. Mental wellbeing must be a particular focus as longer work hours may add to workload pressures and lead to employee burnout.

Impact and Result

• Understand broader trends impacting employee engagement across other organizations from 2019 to 2021.
• Use this report to understand the impact of remote and hybrid work, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more on key employee engagement drivers.
• Understand the link between employee engagement and retention.
• Inform employee engagement measurements and initiatives in 2022 and beyond.