Five Ways Employers Can Keep Workers Happy

Employee forgot he had been hired for the job.

This sounds like a communication breakdown – and a reminder to always get an offer in writing.

Allow workers to focus on their jobs

According to a study conducted by the Grossman Group, reducing the amount of "pointless" emails can help employees focus on their work. The study discovered employees estimate they spend 100 hours a year answering emails that are time consuming and useless.

David Grossman, founder and chief executive of the Grossman Group, recommends companies to try email blackouts or timeouts, which is the act of a company eliminating the amount of pointless emails an individual can receive from colleagues.

Give a break for Facebook and other activities

Researchers from the University of Melbourne found giving employees a short break allows them to refocus.

According to Brent Coker of the department of management and marketing, short breaks such as allowing an individual time to logon to social networking sites, allows the brain time to reset itself, reducing burnout.

Offer autonomy to workers

Psychologist Maynard Brusman recommends employers to encourage workers to perform tasks in their own way.

Brusman believes workers are more likely to perform better, engage more and be more committed if what they do comes from the core of who they are.

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