As an HR manager, you are certainly committed to injecting positive energy into your company. A good employee experience is now essential for your employees to feel good in their work environment.

So how can it be improved? Spotlight on the tips and ideas for actions to put in place.

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What is the employee experience?

Collaborator experience: definition

Employee experience refers to the experience of an employee in the context of their professional activity. This concept refers to all the feelings and emotions of an employee during their career in the company.

It therefore includes a multitude of elements such as:

• The salary;
• The type of management;
• Professional premises;
• Work tools.

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The pillars of the employee experience

Corporate culture

It is important to unite teams around your corporate culture.

Your company has its history, its DNA and its ethical, moral or environmental values that make it unique: share them in a concrete way so that your employees can join them and feel involved.

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The QVT

The well-being at work of your employees, on the other hand, is priceless. Their development contributes to motivating and maintaining each of your talents. For example, QWL Week, held every year, is a great opportunity for your business to promote its wellness initiatives.

Unsurprisingly, employees who work in a noisy, dark or cramped space have a more negative experience than those who have bright, spacious offices, etc.

But the work environment is not the only element that promotes the well-being of employees: sharing lived moments, for example, greatly improves the cohesion of your teams. Say goodbye to the loss of meaning at work!

Likewise, the recognition and valorization of everyone's work are also real points of support.

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CSR, an asset for the employee experience

The figures speak for themselves: half of workers would refuse to collaborate with a company that does not demonstrate social commitment, according to a 2020 Cone Communication survey.

A 2020 Ekodev study also reports that 70% of employees want to invest in CSR actions. This is a key card for improving employee engagement.

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Why improve the employee experience?

Enhance the employer brand

As you well know, the employer brand is now a great way to retain your employees and attract new talent.

By improving the employee experience, you are giving your employer brand a positive image. Employees are proud to have joined your company and they express it. It also makes it possible to seduce your future employees and to promote inclusion at work.

The platform Komeet improves your employer brand by facilitating the engagement of employees in high-impact missions. Request a free demo!

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Improving the quality of life at work

59% of employees consider their well-being at work to be a priority, according to a BVA study.

QWL is now an essential axis for the overall performance of companies.

A good employee experience contributes, among other things, to reducing:

• Stress: often the cause of occupational diseases and absenteeism.
• Burnout: by offering resources and adequate support to balance professional and personal life.
• Turnover: by improving talent retention through a fulfilling and stimulating work environment.

Of course, a satisfied employee is also a loyal employee, which contributes to better productivity and a positive work climate.

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How to improve the employee experience?

Tip 1: provide a pleasant working environment

The work environment is a real place to live for at least 35 hours a week. The reorganization of the workspace is therefore not to be taken lightly. Above all, listen to the desires and needs of your employees, they certainly have ideas, being the first to be concerned!

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Tip 2: organize festive moments

Corporate culture has a strong impact on the feeling of belonging to a group. The sharing of values is rooted, for example, around festive moments such as:

• The integration of an employee;
• The company's successes;
• Birthdays.

All these moments are powerful levers that improve the employee experience in the company. Do not hesitate to take advantage of these opportunities.

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Tip 3: encourage exchanges outside of professional topics

Kindness and communication are essential for trust to be established within a team.

Why not mobilize your employees around a subject related to the values of your company? Here are some ideas for uniting your teams:

• Develop a questionnaire to gather opinions by focusing on short questions to maximize the participation rate;
• Organize a discussion time and create a community with the most motivated employees;
• Send a personalized message to employees to express your appreciation.

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Tip 4: federate teams around an associative dynamic

Today, employees want to be actors of change. The generation of 18-35 year olds, in particular, prefers to engage with an eco-responsible company. So why not embark on a solidarity project that will increase cohesion within your company?

The platform Komeet is easy to learn and an advisor helps you build a solidarity commitment program with associations.

Offer your employees the opportunity to join an association based on:

• Of the cause to be defended;
• The format of the missions;
• Of your goals;
• Of its location.

Then promote the actions and successes with your employees to make them want to get involved.

The little extra: Reporting allows you to monitor the commitment of your teams in a very simple way in real time.

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Ideas for concrete actions to put in place

You now know why and how to engage your employees in a united way. Do you want concrete ways to involve your teams around personalized actions? Here are a few examples.

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Engaging with homeless people

Suggest to your employees to get involved for people in precarious situations, while distributing meals. On the program with The Salvation Army :

• Breakfast distribution;
• Maraude to provide support to people in distress;
• Food truck at night to serve soups on winter evenings.

A single prerequisite: a smile and the desire to share your good mood.

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Gardening on a daily basis

Put your hand in the ground to help theAssociation La Sauge.

For a few hours a month, everyone can awaken their superpowers as gardeners and contribute to promoting the practice of agricultural activity for as many people as possible, while respecting living ecosystems.

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Teach computer basics

Sending an email or using a word processor seems simple to you... it is not necessarily so for some marginalized audiences who come through the door of Konexio. Skills sponsorship is a way for your teams to use their skills in a useful way.

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Maintaining the employee experience is an imperative to maintain your talents and promote the values of your company.

Komeet offers you a simple way to create a solidarity program, want to try it?

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