Employee Engagement in Tesco: Aims, Costs, and Benefits

This report discusses the aims, costs, and benefits of implementing employee engagement activities in Tesco, a British multinational company. It explores how employee engagement can increase efficiency, effectiveness, motivation, and morale within the organization. The report also highlights various employee engagement activities and their timescale, costs, and prioritization. Overall, employee engagement is crucial for enhancing performance and satisfaction in Tesco.

MANAGMENT REPORT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Aims of the project......................................................................................................................1
Costs............................................................................................................................................2
Benefits for the organization.......................................................................................................3
Timescale....................................................................................................................................3
Priorities and recommendation...................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Employee Engagement refers to the different types of approaches which are taken to ensure that
the engagement of the workers can be done in the right manner. The use of this approach can be
quite helpful so that the employees are able to attain the goals and objectives and contribute
towards the enhancement of the overall level of efficiency, effectiveness and productivity (Eldor
and Vigoda-Gadot, 2017). This report is based on Tesco. It is a British Multinational Company
which deals in groceries and other related products. It is going to increase its Employee
Engagement Activities so that it can make sure that the workers are able to engage properly and
are able to attain the goals and objectives effectively and efficiently. In this report, specific focus
will be made on aims, costs and benefits for that organization. Additionally, the detailed analysis
on timescale, costs and prioritization of the recommendations will be made as a part of this
project.
MAIN BODY
Aims of the project
For the project of Employee Engagement it is essential that the different types of aims are
set for it. The aims for this project will be as follows-
 To increase the overall efficiency- The project of Employee Engagement will be quite
useful in ensuring that the level of overall efficiency is increased within the organization
which will be helpful in achieving the goals and objectives (Gupta and Sharma, 2016).
Tesco has to make sure that its employee engagement activities are able to help in the
enhancement of the overall efficiency.
 To increase the overall effectiveness- The project of Employee Engagement will be
useful in making sure that the level of overall effectiveness can be increased within the
firm which can help in ensuring that the work can be completed in the right manner.
Tesco needs to make sure that its employee engagement activities can be helpful in the
enhancement of the overall effectiveness.
 To increase the overall motivation level- The project of Employee Engagement will be
helpful in ensuring that the level of motivation of the different workers can be increased.
Therefore it is quite important from the point of view of Tesco that its employee
engagement activities can boost up the motivation level in the right manner.
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 To boost the morale- The project of Employee Engagement will be helpful in making
sure that the morale of the workers can be boosted (Saks, 2019).Thus in this way the
managers of Tesco will be able to identify the way morale of the employees can be
boosted to help them focus on their work and increase their level of efficiency,
effectiveness and productivity without problems and issues. Improve the relationship between the employees and employer : As every company
works for the profit maximization and reducing losses. And organisation success is based
on the effective performance that established with the help of employees. So the
employees and employer are the crucial for the effective and smooth running of the
organisation and for its sustainability. In Tesco employment engagements is used by the
company that enhance the interaction between employees that support into making the
positive working environment. Receive and provide feedback: employment engagement provide support in to realise the
areas that has to be improved. Along with this tesco provides opportunity to employees to
expressing their feelings and views about the various aspects of the company. This helps
the organisation to offer the feedback to the employees that further increase the
engagement level.
 Enhance employees satisfaction: the employee engagement also aim the way employee
fell About their job. And drives to maintain the balance between their professional and
personal lives. That provides the job satisfaction and results in sustainability of
employees in the organisation(Nazir and Islam, 2017). Improve goal and job alignment: this concept is also focused on to provide the
employees the clear link between the company's goal and their responsibility. With this
Tesco can achieve the goals through right direction.
Costs
In dealing with Employee Engagement it is quite important that the identification of the
different types of costs can be done (Kang and Sung, 2017). The various costs of Employee
Engagement in Tesco are as follows-
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 Financial costs- The financial costs are those costs which are incurred for the completion
of a particular project. They deal with the different types of funds required so that the
project can be completed appropriately(Rao, 2017).
 Other costs- There are also other costs which are incurred in the completion of a
particular project. Thus in this way the project can be completed in the right manner
without problems and issues.
Benefits for the organization
In the organization, the use of Employee Engagement activities can be helpful as they can
create different types of benefits. These benefits are explained as follows-
 Happier employees- With the use of Employee Engagement activities there will be more
happier employees within the organization (Rothmann, 2017). Thus this creates a benefit
for an organization like Tesco as it will contribute towards the enhancement in the
performance of the workers.
 Enhancement in employee satisfaction- The use of Employee Engagement activities
will be useful for the workers as they can contribute towards higher-level of satisfaction.
Thus in this way it can create a benefit for Tesco as its satisfaction level can be enhanced
effectively and efficiently.
 Higher retention- With the use of Employee Engagement activities there can be a higher
retention of the workers. Thus in this way a benefit can be created for Tesco as the
retention of the employees can be done.
Timescale
 Workplace parties: tesco throws annual summer and winter parties as to celebrate
another year of business. In addition this companies also has the additional festive such
as Halloween parties, dinner and celebratory parties. Which has to be done two times in
the year this helps to make employees to feel as they are company’s priority. and through
which company gain the employees trust.
 Employee games and competition: As employees loved in getting involve in the games,
tournaments and competition(Guptaand Sharma, 2016). Tesco has organised this in every
two months. This includes pool tournaments or football league so that environment can
be changed and employees get fresh minds to work effectively
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 Trainings: this is another activity that can engage the employees and teach them
something that is taken into the consideration by tesco in the organisation in every month
about the new technology advancement or any changes in the processes.
 Recognition programme: this is the best to get the employees engage with each other.
This is adopted by the tesco that help employees to get interacted with other in order
maintain the positive environment. this is done after the recruitment process in every 6
month of timesacle
 Brainstorming: this is an healthy activity that enhave the creativity and problem solving
ability of the teams and individual employees. Tesco use this in every month as this is the
most effective way to engage every employees to become a productive and allow them to
a plans that bridge to fill the gap from where they are to achieve the goal.
 Sharing best practices: tesco contains wealth information and the best practices that has
proved the best work, there are many ways to get to know about the do’s and dont’s of
the particular job or specific industry such as peer-to-peer interaction, interactions with
the experienced superiors, attending seminars or conferences. Tesla use this to build
employees productive through best practices sharing programs at is help by the company
in 3 months of timescale(Young, and. et. al., 2018).
 Sports events: this is the great activity that brings the employees and families together.
This could involve any minor league or can be marathon that goes through the city and
organised by the respective company. This will be conduct in once a year.
COST: This is refers to the financial expenses that is needed by the company to accomplish
the activities of employees engagement. Tesla will need estimated 10,000 Euros yearly to get
this activities in the company so that employees will be satisfy and motivated while
performing in the company this will help in to increase the performance, productivity and
profitability of the entity.
Priorities and recommendation
Employee engagement is the approach used at the workplace that helps the all organisation
members to give their best each day. Some of the activities are there that are considered to be
best for this approach. That are discussed below as per the priority basis and in the
perspective of tesco :
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Brainstorming: this is the activity that generates the creativity and problem solving activities
that provides growth to the employee professionally as well as personally.
Decision making: from the list of activities this one is refers to the important one. To involves
the employees in the decision making process for the projects this will help tesco to make
the employees motivated and results into highly effective performance.
Training programme: this helps tesco to get the employees with the high knowledge and skills
as per the technology and process advancements.
Parties or sport events: this could be the best and more relaxing activities that a employee may
have. With this employee in tesco are able to get interact with each other and will feel more
relaxed and attached with the organisation.
For the better implementation of this, mangers of the tesco should ask the employees
itself about the activities they want to make themselves motivated and satisfied with the
working environment. this activities should be happen every month or in the last of every
month so that employees feel relax and cam start their work with the energy and full
potential
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that Employee Engagement refers to the different
types of activities which are quite essential for ensuring that the satisfaction level of the
employees can be boosted. Thus it is important for the organizations to consider it so that the
performance level of the workers can be enhanced in the right manner. Employees engagement is
consist of the various aims and benefits that can company get from this and in addition to this, as
to implement this concept financial is needed at the certain period of time.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Eldor, L. and Vigoda-Gadot, E., 2017. The nature of employee engagement: Rethinking the
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Gupta, N. and Sharma, V., 2016. Exploring employee engagement—A way to better business
performance. Global Business Review. 17(3_suppl). pp.45S-63S.
Kang, M. and Sung, M., 2017. How symmetrical employee communication leads to employee
engagement and positive employee communication behaviors. Journal of
Communication Management.
Rothmann, S., 2017. Employee engagement. The Wiley Blackwell handbook of the psychology of
positivity and strengths-based approaches at work. pp.317-341.
Saks, A.M., 2019. Antecedents and consequences of employee engagement revisited. Journal of
Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance.
Nazir, O. and Islam, J.U., 2017. Enhancing organizational commitment and employee
performance through employee engagement. South Asian Journal of Business Studies.
Rao, M.S., 2017. Innovative tools and techniques to ensure effective employee
engagement. Industrial and Commercial Training.
Gupta, N. and Sharma, V., 2016. Exploring employee engagement—A way to better business
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Young, and. et. al., 2018. Who are the most engaged at work? A meta‐analysis of personality and
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