Shares ''may help those with finance jobs in London engage''

Enjoying a share of a company's profits or having a stake in the business would prompt over half of workers in the UK to be more productive, a new study has revealed.

In news that those with finance jobs in London may agree with, the latest Global Workforce Index published by Kelly Services revealed that 53 per cent of employees claimed that they would be more productive in the office if they were entitled to these perks.

As the UK - and in particular the financial services sector - begins the long road to recovery from recession, some Britons may feel that these benefits are just what is needed to ensure that a workforce is united as a team with the best interests of their employer in mind.

Charles Cotton, performance and reward advisor for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, said that if they have shares in a company, employees will take more of an interest in what makes their stake go up and down in terms of value.

"So they become more business-aware; become more aware of the economic issues at large and the issues facing their organisation and the market it competes in," he explained - all knowledge that is likely to be of use to a worker in the finance industry.