Employee Engagement and Well-being

The aim of this module is to provide learners with a critical understanding of the interrelated concepts of employee engagement and well-being. The module takes a holistic approach to employee engagement and well-being, recognising that higher levels of well-being nurture heightened levels of engagement, which in turn lead to improved organisational outcomes.

The component parts of employee engagement are examined and the processes through which high levels of engagement can be secured and sustained. The ways in which health and well-being can be promoted and protected in the workplace are also analysed.  There is an emphasis on the role of human resources (HR) policies and strategies in achieving healthy, high-performing work places.

1. critically analyse the concept, components and drivers of employee engagement.

2. critically evaluate the importance of employee engagement as a contributor to positive corporate outcomes.

3. develop HR strategies to raise levels of employee engagement and propose measurement instruments to assess their implementation. 

4. critically appraise definitions and measures of health and well-being and assess the historical development of employee health and well-being movements.

5. critically analyse the relationship between work and employee health and well-being and evaluate the benefits of promoting employee health and well-being.

6. propose plans, based on accepted principles, for promoting and evaluating employee health and well-being, and assess the challenges these plans may present.

7. express a holistic approach to employee well-being and employee engagement, cognisant of the interrelatedness of the two concepts.