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CIPD - Two fifths of employees don’t believe business values are worth the paper they are written on
40% of employees report that individuals whose behaviour consistently goes against the values of the organisations they work for are either left unpunished or are rewarded or promoted, according to research launched on the first day of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) annual conference and exhibition. Only a third (33%) of those asked said that individuals were reprimanded for consistent rule breaking, indicating that employers are not doing enough to ensure that their business values are being upheld.
Just over half (52%) of the 2,000 employees surveyed for the latest CIPD Employee Outlook report agreed that their organisation's values positively influence behaviour at work. The top reason cited by employees who don't believe values have an impact on people's behaviours and decisions in the private sector is that profit is placed ahead of organisational values. The most cited reason by those in the public sector is that there is one rule for senior managers and one rule for everyone else, highlighting the importance of consistency and accountability at all levels within the organisation.
