Manage HR Magazine | Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Employees' intent to stay across the Asia Pacific and Japan has significantly dropped, from 74 percent in 2021 to 66 percent in 2022. As for employees' well-being scores, for Singapore and Hong Kong, it is at 65 percent, while for Malaysia, it is at 71 percent.
FREMONT, CA: According to Qualtrics' 2022 Employee Experience Trends study, employee experience will stay in the limelight in 2022 as workers in the Asia Pacific and Japan region (APJ) assess the job market and their employer's continuous efforts to support them. To construct future workplaces, organizations and employers across the area will need to continue innovating and modifying their approaches with ever-shifting demands. According to the report's findings, employee excitement and connection to organizations in the Asia Pacific and Japan increased by two points from 2021, on par with a worldwide sentiment. Employee engagement is at a global level of 66 percent in 2022. Meanwhile, Singapore has a 60 percent approval rating, Malaysia has a 69 percent approval rating, and Hong Kong has a 53 percent approval rating.
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Employee feedback calls for the development of a nuanced approach to engagement - no longer will short-term gestures like a new coffee machine for the staff room be enough to provide employees with the in-office experience they want, create satisfaction, or improve commitment the report says, translating numbers to words. As a result, to engage and keep their employees in 2022 and beyond, companies will need to continue to change their practices in step with shifting employee expectations. They can do so by ensuring that employees feel valued and can achieve their personal career goals and altering physical and digital workspaces to equip people better to be effective in a hybrid workplace.
In the current environment, organizations will have to work hard both to attract new talent and to keep their valuable employees, according to the research. A 15-year high in talent shortages in Singapore, for example, "requires a different approach," thus, talent retention by fostering a culture of inclusion, learning, development, and wellbeing programs will be "especially beneficial tools" for businesses in 2022. Moreover, three out of ten (35 percent) respondents in the Asia Pacific and Japan said that "coming back to the workplace full time" would make them consider looking for new work. According to the researchers, this underscores the importance of flexible work in attracting and keeping talent in 2022.
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