5Closing the Gap: Workplace Innovation and Post-Covid Recovery

Abstract

Substantial evidence shows that workplace practices which empower employees to make day-to-day-decisions, contribute ideas for innovation and improvement and be heard at senior level lead to superior performance as well as enhanced workforce health and engagement. Yet successive surveys indicate that most European businesses are either unaware of this evidence, or unable or unwilling to act on it. This gap between evidence and practice has significant implications for Europe’s competitiveness and workforce wellbeing.