A happy worker is 12-20% more productive than a miserable one. In certain industries, they are 31-33% more productive than average employees.
Gallup estimates disengaged employees cost the U.S. $450 – $550 billion each year.
Companies with higher engagement demonstrate better customer engagement, higher productivity, better retention, fewer accidents, and 21% higher profitability.
How can you improve the happiness of your team?
When your employees are happier, they work harder and produce more (and better) work. You want your employees to have a positive experience working for your company, right? Part of that is giving them the tools they need to succeed, putting structure and expectations in place to help and protect them, and giving them the means to take care of themselves and their families. But what denotes happiness at work?
Make employee wellness a priority.
Healthy employees are happy employees. We can help your small business provide the benefits your employees want and deserve: Health care, vision, dental, and a 401(k) plan. We can help you set up PTO and leave policies so your employees can get much needed time away from work.
Create opportunities for growth.
Challenge employees, provide helpful feedback in performance reviews, and give them tools and training necessary to succeed. When your managers are freed from administrative HR burdens, they can focus on employees, setting goals and seeing them through.
Give employees a purpose and a voice.
Make managing employee information easy. Provide consistent and clear communication regarding policies, so expectations are set. Our HR experts help you navigate tricky or sensitive employee situations so you can confidently manage and build a happy, meaningful company culture.
Value employee safety.
Make sure you have adequate safety training, posters, and rules in place to keep employees safe on the job. Provide workers’ compensation insurance to take care of employees should the worst happen.
How can xcelhr help you accomplish this?
As a professional employer organization, or PEO, XcelHR can help you master being a business owner. We take on many of the headache-inducing administrative HR burdens like paying your employees, obtaining benefits, managing employee conflict, and more. We help you perfect the experiences that influence your employees’ happiness and well-being. When your employees are happy, they’re more productive, likely to stay, and perform better. See how XcelHR can make this a reality for you.
We offer top-notch employee benefits to alleviate decision paralysis.
We help you administer, onboard and conduct open enrollment so all of the hard parts are taken care of. Our benefits experts recommend the best plans for your employees based on their needs. Our HRIS system automates the onboarding, benefits selection, and open enrollment processes so you don’t have to get bogged down by paperwork.
We can steer you through complex HR regulations.
Our HR experts offer best practices and guide you through policy creation and administration. We help you manage the changes that generally overwhelm employers, so you have more time to devote to your employees, your most valuable investment.
We cross your T’s and dot your I’s.
We make sure you comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws. We can help you train your supervisors so employees feel safe and heard at work. We offer competitive workers’ compensation insurance rates so protecting your employees doesn’t break the bank.