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Key highlights of the survey include:
- Employees remain positive about leadership through uncertain times, with leaders in
the Netherlands ,Germany ,Switzerland , and theUK viewed most favourably by employees - Almost half of employees (44%) in the
UK ,Spain , andItaly report they have missed opportunities to gain new responsibilities and skills - Just over a quarter of employees (26%) believe they have lost opportunities to develop their career, including 47% of 18-34 year-olds who are concerned about the impact the pandemic has had on their workplace opportunities
The research also revealed 25% of employees will look to change jobs in the next twelve months, hoping to find better career development, a more interesting role, and improved salary. Only 12% say their desire to change jobs has been driven by their employer’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, however.
Despite pandemic pressures, 30% of employees still believe they will receive a pay rise in the next year, though those from
Workday is helping HR leaders across the world to navigate the return to the workplace and lead in this dynamic environment. This includes the ability to evaluate the readiness of the workforce and workplace for reopening based on employee sentiment and eligibility. In addition, organisations can use Workday to personalise the employee experience and provide career development suggestions for every employee, based on knowledge of a worker’s skills and career interests, as well as the skills that are critical to the organisation.
Employees Positive About Leaders
To benchmark employees’ perceptions of the overall performance of their current leaders, the research team conducted a factor analysis. Using the collected data from 13 agreement statements, they were able to unite these different attributes into one metric - The Leadership Index Score. This score acts as a measure of how an employee feels towards the performance of the leadership team within the organisation they currently work for. A score below 100 means that leaders in particular markets are performing below average and a score above 100 means that those leaders are performing above average.
The Leadership Index Score showed leaders in
Country | The Leadership Index Score |
108 | |
106 | |
103 | |
103 | |
99 | |
97 | |
97 | |
95 | |
93 |
In countries where leadership performance was above average (
Confidence in Leadership
Around half of leaders are perceived to have managed 2020 well by prioritising employee health and safety (59%) and showing empathy (55%). Almost half of employees (49%) believe their company’s leadership has dealt with change well.
Most employees feel communication from leaders has stayed the same or increased during 2020, particularly those working in the
The research paints a largely positive picture of how organisations across
Motivation
Almost half of employees have found it challenging to motivate themselves recently. This seems to be driven by factors including:
- Lack of contact and interaction with colleagues (27%)
- People missing colleagues (21%)
- The pandemic making work seem less important (23%)
Those living in
Tools and Training
Although 84% of employees report they can access the information they need and 67% believe they have been provided with enough support while working from home, 66% were given no training in how to work from home effectively.
Comment on the News
“While it’s reassuring to see that many business leaders have successfully managed through the unforeseen changes of the pandemic, the real impact will be seen in the way that organisations support employees in the transition to some form of normality as we emerge from lockdown,” said
Additional Information
Between the 28th October –
Methodology
The size of the online panels in each country was sufficient to allow a robust sample of employees working in organisations with 250+ employees. A sample size of 2,000 respondents in each market was the target for fieldwork as it provides a robust base from which to conduct analysis. The margin of error on a 2,000 sample size is +/- 2.2% at a 95% confidence level, which means that if the survey was conducted 100 times again, 95 times out of 100 it is expected that the results would alter by a maximum of +/- 2.2%. Reaching employees via an online methodology in
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