Annual engagement surveys might be becoming a thing of the past as their use has dropped by more than half (53 per cent) in four years, research has found.

WorkBuzz’s The State of Employee Engagement 2022 report, which polled 300 people leaders in June and July 2022, found that just under two fifths (37 per cent) of UK organisations conducted engagement surveys annually or less frequently in 2022.

However, it highlighted a greater focus on surveying people across the employee lifecycle, from onboarding (42 per cent of UK organisations) to exit (70 per cent).

The findings indicated that, instead of relying on annual surveys, organisations are now reviewing employee sentiment more regularly, using listening tools such as pulse surveys for more consistent temperature checks.

Gary Cookson, director of Epic HR, said: “The only things that should be annual in an organisation are things like Christmas and birthdays. Annual surveys are often not worth it as it's too long in between surveys to make meaningful sense of what they are saying, and often they are being done as a tick-box exercise to satisfy stakeholders, and don’t lead to any significant changes.”

In addition to the change of format, the frequency of feedback collection has also changed, as a quarter (25 per cent) of employers are now surveying their staff at least once a month, while 23 per cent are sending out surveys quarterly and 23 per cent are doing so every six months. Meanwhile, 10 per cent of organisations...

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