NEARLY three-quarters (71 per cent) of Worcestershire employees do not feel valued by their boss, according to a new survey.

Commissioned by internal communications advisers Ptarmigan, the survey gives a damning insight into how workers in Worcestershire, along with others in the Midlands, feel much less valued than their counterparts elsewhere in the country.

The results reveal almost 60 per cent of Worcestershire's workforce do not receive regular information from their employer, and of the lucky ones, more than 45 per cent say it is not presented in the right way for them.

In addition, of those who do receive regular internal communications, a third (33 per cent) feel they are irrelevant to their job, a quarter (25 per cent) report they contain too much corporate speak and business jargon, and a fifth (20 per cent) say they are confusing.

Clare Cockroft, joint head of Ptarmigan's internal communications division, said: "This survey paints a depressing picture of businesses in Worcestershire leaving employees out in the cold rather than communicating with them in a regular, clear and engaging way.

"And even those companies who've recognised the importance of internal communications put too little resource to this function to allow it to work effectively, putting bosses on the wrong wavelength to staff.

Employees in Worcestershire are actively looking to engage with businesses, with more than half of those questioned saying they like to know what is going on in their company.

Only 36 per cent feel communication in their place of work is two-way and their employer invites them to express their views.

Ms Cockroft added: "We believe businesses in Worcestershire may be pre-occupied with concerns over productivity, competition and profits, but by failing to communicate with staff they're overlooking one of the greatest tricks in the book."