6 Ways Social Collaboration Can Boost Employee Engagement

January 1, 2014

In today’s demanding corporate environment, businesses are struggling to boost employee engagement. It is a strategic imperative but no small task given the severity of the problem. According to Gallup Inc.’s 2013 State of the Global Workplace report, only 13 percent of employees say they are engaged at work. Astoundingly, actively disengaged workers continue to outnumber engaged employees at a rate of nearly two to one.

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When I Work is the market leader in shift-based workforce management software and delivers a powerful, employee-first experience. We give shift workers a voice that promotes fair scheduling and a place to better manage their work life—enabling them to make every hour they work more meaningful and more valuable. With integrated employee scheduling, time tracking, and communication, we put collaboration at the center of workplace operations and bring empathy, agility, and consumer-level simplicity to organizations of all sizes. Over 200,000 shift-based workplaces rely on When I Work to develop happier, more productive teams.

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