Five ways to improve employee satisfaction
By Binu Paul, SiliconIndia | Wednesday, 18 May 2011, 16:05 Hrs
Bangalore: Many employers often feel that they should master the art of happiness. Employee satisfaction is a key for business success as employees mirror the company to the world. The attitude of your employees tells the moral of your firm and only happy employees can reflect a good picture of your company to the public. Compensation plays a big role in job satisfaction; however, not everything depends on it. Certain small, inexpensive changes can bring in a long-term effect on the satisfaction levels of your employees. Hence it's highly important that employers work on areas to improve employee contentment and here are some tips you can apply.
1. Enforce Minimum Constraints on Your Employees
The more restrictions you put on the freedom of your employees, more the level of job satisfaction deteriorates. The sense of control over their daily activities will negatively affect the output. Employers can expect better performance when employees are given adequate freedom over their schedules and work habits. The modern corporate work scenario offers many flexible methods and employees should be given enough opportunities to experiment and figure out the best working method to follow. Creating a method where work-life balance is well managed will help to improve the satisfaction level.

