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Powerful employee engagement software from Sage

Keep your staff motivated with tools that connect them to your mission. Build team spirit and give your employees a say in the company’s path to success. Employee engagement software shows them you have their best interests in mind.
Sage HR and Sage People are driving staff development and motivation for brands like:

Employee engagement software benefits

Celebrate wins with kudos and recognition programs

Showcase achievements so staff can celebrate wins publicly. Encourage team members to give each other a virtual pat on the back. Foster stronger team connections by helping employees get to know each other better. Track the results of these measures with performance management software.

Positively impact your company culture

Build a positive, supportive workplace culture with our employee engagement platform. Foster collaboration and appreciation among peers, helping your team feel connected and valued. Retain your best talent by boosting engagement and reducing turnover, while increasing motivation and productivity.

Make informed decisions with intuitive surveys

Assess your employees' wellbeing, satisfaction, and sentiment with online surveys. Give them a safe space for anonymous feedback, ensuring honest responses. Foster two-way communication, building trust and showing your team that their thoughts and feelings matter.

Align teams through streamlined communications

Bridge physical and organisational divides with internal communication tools that unify teams and departments. Clear and timely messaging keeps everyone aligned with goals and strategy.

Employee engagement software key features

Employee pulse surveys

Use employee engagement survey software to run regular pulse surveys that gauge job satisfaction and concerns.

Analytics and reporting tools

Perform surveys and reviews with our employee engagement tool. Gather 360 feedback to enhance self-awareness.

Strengthen retention with continuous feedback

Share insights and ensure timely peer responses with easy-to-edit templates and smart reminders.

Align your teams with company goals (OKRs)

Assign objectives and key results (OKRs) to ensure personal goals adhere to company strategy.

Engaged employees with real-time mobile access

Keep remote and mobile staff in the loop. Maximise team responsiveness with real-time communication and updates.

Discover our employee engagement solutions

Sage HR

For small to medium sized businesses that want a modular HR system that will simplify processes across the end-to-end employment journey.

  • Simplified end-to-end HR system that’s easy to administrate
  • Core HR and leave management with additional modules for performance, timesheets, shift scheduling, recruitment and expenses
  • Modular design, pricing and setup
  • Ready to go out of the box, no implementation required
  • Establish a single source of truth for all your employee data
  • Automate people processes to reduce admin and improve productivity
  • Easy to navigate employee self-serve for better employee experience

Sage People <font class="text-highlight-ai" style="white-space: nowrap;">with Ai</font>

For medium sized businesses with 500 - 5,000 employees. Manage global or multi-location teams from a single system, using powerful AI automation.
  • Highly configurable HR and people solution managed by your HR team
  • Core HR, attendance and leave, performance and talent management, compensation management with additional recruitment module available
  • Built on Salesforce, an enterprise grade platform
  • Team of implementation experts to get maximum value, followed by a dedicated Customer Success Manager
  • Meet multi-national, multi-currency and multi-locational employee requirements
  • Advanced workflows and configurable reporting to meet specific business requirements
  • Customisable branding and content per business area for personalised employee self-serve

Brian Harris, HRIS Project Manager

Domino Printing Sciences

Our CEO has been using the recognition tool every month to recognise and acknowledge individual members of staff for good work.

Employee engagement software FAQs

Employee engagement software is a tool companies use to improve the motivation and productivity of their employees. It typically includes features like pulse surveys, employee recognition programs, performance assessment, communication platforms and feedback mechanisms. These features help organisations build a positive work environment, assess the mood and satisfaction of employees and identify areas for improvement. The end result is employee retention and development, leading to better company performance.

Employee engagement software improves team performance by ensuring that participants are working with clearly defined shared goals aligned with the company's mission. In other words, each person understands their role in achieving the broader objectives, and a unified focus is maintained through accurate tracking of progress. Failures of communication are kept to a minimum, and by sharing kudos or feedback managers can keep their teams motivated.

To choose the best employee engagement software for your organisation you first need a clear idea of your specific needs and goals. Key variables to consider are the size of your operation, your budget, and the features you would prefer. Popular features are communication tools, feedback mechanisms and recognition programs.

Then you can research and compare the different software options in your region, paying close attention to user reviews, pricing models, and ease of integration with existing systems. It's also a good idea to involve employees in the decision-making process. Does the vendor allow whole groups to participate in trials and demos?

Also, check that the software includes analytics and reporting capabilities. This will help all stakeholders to track progress and measure the impact of your company’s engagement initiatives.

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