Productivity in Britain: The workers' perspective. First findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2017

Abstract

Almost a decade after the financial crisis began, productivity growth has failed to recover to its pre-recession \nlevel. This report examines productivity growth from the workers’ perspective. \n Almost a fifth (18%) of employees identified changes which, if implemented, would make them a great \ndeal more productive and one in eight (13%) made suggestions which contributed a great deal to making \nwork more efficient. Even more (71%) claimed to have taken the initiative to make such improvements \non more than one occasion. \n Channels to greater productivity are at their most effective when employees have: more autonomy to \ndecide how to do their jobs; more supportive line management; more meaningful appraisals; and their \nviews and those of their colleagues are heard. \n However, since 2006 these productivity drivers have become less prevalent, precisely at a time when \nproductivity growth has been sluggish and the economy would have benefited from them most.

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