2018 Employee Engagement & Loyalty Statistics

Posted by Ashley Autry on Jan. 7, 2019

The race to acquire, engage and retain employees is as intense as ever

Unemployment is low. Competition is high. Turnover is expensive.

What makes employees stay? Or leave?

What makes them happy and engaged? Or angry and frustrated?

You can guess. Or you can arm yourself with some data.

For data, you've come to the right place. We're compiling every relevant piece of data regarding what inspires loyalty and causes churn, as well as what makes them satisfied or upset with their employer.

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2018 Employee Engagement/Retention Statistics

  • 15% of employees worldwide are engaged in their jobs (Gallup)
  • 59% of employees say they’ve been with their current employer for more than 3 years and among older millennials (ages 30-37), 22% have been with their current employer for more than 7 years (Udemy)
  • 42% of employees say learning and development is the most important benefit when deciding where to work followed by health insurance (48%) (Udemy)
  • Offering career training and development would keep 86% of millennials from leaving their current position (Bridge)
  • 51% of employees would quit their job if training was not offered (Udemy)
  • If a job lacks growth opportunities and avenues for leadership development, 67% of millennials would leave that position (Bridge)
  • 52% of U.S. workers plan to look for a new job in 2019, and of those who will take part in the hunt, 54% landed their current job less than a year ago (Adtaxi)
  • Nearly 60% of Americans would take a job they love over a job they hate, even if the preferred position paid half the amount of salary they would earn at the job they dislike (Lexington Law)
  • 7% of the world’s 3.3 billion adults who are working or looking for work have a great job (Gallup)
  • 72% of workers are satisfied, but 60% are still looking around for a new job with higher wages (Addison Group)

  • Almost three-quarters of workers are confident they would be able to quickly acquire a new job (Addison Group)

  • 40% of workers say their current company is aware they’re actively looking for a new job (Addison Group)

  • 65% of workers are confident they can leverage today’s candidate-driven market to their advantage, as 54% have negotiated with their current employer for a higher salary in the past year (Addison Group)

  • More than 80% of workers are either actively looking for a new job or are open to one (Ajilon)

  • Employees who give their managers a low rating are four times more likely to be interviewing for other jobs than their peers (TINYpulse)

  • Of employees who rate their boss unfavorable, 40% interviewed for a new job in the past three months vs. 10% who rated their manager highly (TINYpulse)

  • 21.5% of workers who don’t feel recognized for doing great work have interviewed for a job in the past three months vs. 12.4% who do feel recognized (TINYpulse)

  • Workers who have a good work-life balance are 10% more likely to stay at their companies than those who don’t (TINYpulse)

  • 45% of new hires have applied elsewhere after a bad day on the job (West Monroe)

  • 59% of employees would be willing to leave their current job if a more appealing offer came their way, even though they aren’t actively looking for another job (West Monroe)

  • 25% of employees would require at least a 20% increase in salary to justify making a move (West Monroe)

  • 12% of employees admitted they were disloyal to their employer and 21% considered themselves dissatisfied (West Monroe)

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  • 60% of employees said they’ve received inbound interest from recruiters or other firms within the last six months, with 43% pursuing at least one of those (West Monroe)

  • 15% of workers believe you should always be exploring other opportunities (Ajilon)

  • 46% of 18-to-25-year-olds is the age group most likely to leave their job (Ajilon)

  • 64% of workers feel uncomfortable negotiating higher pay with the hiring boss at a new job (Ajilon)

  • Females are more likely to leave for having a bad manager compared to males (34% vs. 25%) (Ajilon)

  • Nearly half of employees said they’ve quit a job because of a bad manager, 56% think managers are promoted prematurely and 60% think managers need managerial training (Udemy)

  • Men are more likely to leave for being underpaid compared to women (39% vs. 33%) (Ajilon)

  • 13.5% of workers admit that company culture will push them to accept another job offer (Ajilon)

  • One-third of job seekers would pass up the perfect job if the corporate culture was a bad fit (Robert Half)

  • 91% of U.S. managers and 90% of Canadian managers said culture fit is more important than experience or skills (Robert Half)

  • 44% of workers would leave their job for one with better pay (Robert Half)

  • 12% of workers say they would quit their job because they don’t feel appreciated (Robert Half)

  • 83% of HR managers say how someone quits their job can impact their future (Robert Half)

  • 58% of managers extend counteroffers to workers who say they’re leaving; these workers, on average, leave in less than two years later (Robert Half)

  • 22% of employees said they plan to change jobs in the 2nd half of 2018 (CareerBuilder)

  • Of the 5 billion people on the planet, only 1.4 billion have a good job, and just 16% of those are engaged (Gallup)

  • Employee engagement levels bounced back to an all-time high rate of 65% in 2017, up 2% from 2016 (Aon)

  • Almost 25% of millennials have worked for 5 different employers (O.C. Tanner)

  • Among millennials who worked at 5-7 organizations, 34% didn’t trust their direct manager, 31% said their organizations don’t set goals, and 48% said their organization thought only about profits (O.C. Tanner)

  • 39% of workers would work harder if they are happy in their current role or place of work (One4all)

  • 79% of UK workers believe their boss or manager does not care about their happiness, and only 30% would consider leaving their current role if they were unhappy at work (One4all)

  • 60% of employees say they have left jobs, or would consider leaving because they don’t like their supervisors, and 58% say they would leave their job because of negative office politics (Randstad)

  • 58% of workers say they’d start a job with a lower salary if that meant working for a great boss (Randstad)

  • More than 90% of workers said they are motivated and driven workers (RingCentral Glip)

  • 50% of workers marked themselves as very motivated and another 88% said they are committed to doing their best work (RingCentral Glip)

  • 22% of C-suite workers, 34% of directors and managers and 28% of the most motivated employees said they check out for an hour every day (RingCentral Glip)

  • Millennials and Gen Z are twice as likely as Baby Boomers and Gen X to disengage at work (RingCentral Glip)

  • Almost two-thirds of workers ages 18-34 said they’re motivated by video meetings and team messaging (RingCentral Glip)

  • Employees who feel their rewards meet their needs are seven times more likely to be engaged with work compared to employees who don’t feel that way (Alight Solutions)

  • 42% of L&D professionals who indicated their employees were highly engaged in learning were also highly engaged overall at the organization (Findcourses.com)

  • 12% of businesses are happy with current levels of employee engagement (CBI)

  • Distraction at work is a problem for 69% of full-time employees (Udemy)

  • 60% of employees said that meetings are a source of distraction (Udemy)

  • 65% of workers think they’d be more productive working at home than in the office (FlexJob)

  • 75% of workers said they experience greater productivity at home because they encounter fewer distractions, fewer interruptions from colleagues (74%), less stress from commuting (71%) and less office politics (65%) (FlexJob)

  • 61% of workers left or considered quitting a job because it lacked work flexibility options (FlexJob)

  • 51% of employees would not consider a job that provides less flexibility than their current job (Alight Solutions)

  • More than 75% of workers would be more loyal to their organization if it offered flexible work options (FlexJob)

  • Workers said they would rank work-life balance higher than salary when considering a job prospect (FlexJob)

  • 77% of workers said they’d be more likely to accept a job offer if they knew they could telecommute at least some of the time (Robert Half)

  • 86% of employees between the ages 18-34 said they’d sooner sign a contract with remote work options (Robert Half)

  • 65% of employees older than 55 said they’d sooner sign a contract with remote work options (Robert Half)

  • 41% of employees said they would only work for an employer offering agile work options (Spherion)

  • 48% of millennials said they will look for a new job in the next three months, and 56% begin their search in the next year (Spherion)

  • 40% of employees said that flexible/remote work options can lower workplace distractions, and 52% say they’re more productive when working remotely (Udemy)

  • 77% of employees reported they are more productive when working away from the office (Upwork)

  • 70% of employees believe training could help them become more focused on the job and better at managing their time, but 66% have never asked their managers for such training (Udemy)

  • 55% of businesses think that stronger engagement would improve their ability to either retain, recruit or carry out succession planning (CBI)

  • 44% of businesses think improved employee engagement would lead to them better being able to retain, whilst 36% think it would have a positive impact on recruitment (CBI)

  • 47% of businesses believe that recent pension freedoms have led to employees being more engaged (CBI)

  • 42% of businesses report that pension provision has a positive impact on employee retention (CBI)

  • 82% of employees are continuously looking for opportunities elsewhere and 40% expect to have four to six jobs in their work life (Jobvite)

  • A third of job seekers left a job within 90 days; 43% of that group said their day-to-day role wasn’t what they thought it would be; 34% said they were driven away by a bad experience or incident; 32% cited company culture; and 11% said they signed onto a new job but later changed their minds (Jobvite)

  • 45% of employees reported having either changed jobs in the past 12 months or planned to do so in the next year; in 2017, 18% said they planned to switch jobs but 27% actually did (Randstad)

  • 18% of North American employees said they planned to switch jobs in 2017 but 26% actually did (Randstad)

  • 32% of employees would take a 10% pay cut for a job they’re more interested in or passionate about (Jobvite)

  • 82% of employees have a high sense of loyalty to their employer (West Monroe)

  • Money shortages often instigate stress and chronic health disorders, resulting in high productivity losses worth some $450 to $550 billion annually partly thanks to high absenteeism (Gallup)

  • Workers who are finding balance between their jobs and personal lives are twice as happy, more productive and show greater loyalty to their employers than those struggling to find balance (Robert Half)

  • Top reasons for leaving a job: insufficient pay (44%), limited career paths (43%), lack of challenging work (30%), work-life balance (28%), and lack of recognition (27%) (Randstad)

  • 11% of workers have refused a new job due to a lack of good work-life balance opportunities, while around 75% of workers would carefully consider their childcare arrangements before taking a promotion or new job (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • 80% of workers would keep a job with benefits rather than take one that offered more pay and no benefits (American Institute of CPA)

  • 55% of employees would be somewhat likely to accept a job with lower compensation but a more robust benefits package (Aflac)

  • When determining benefits investment, 79% of employee wellness professionals cited a competitive benefits plan as an influencer; 77% cited cost (Wellable)

  • More than 70% of employees agreed that fringe benefits would be a key consideration in evaluating future jobs (Zenefits)

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  • 40% of employees agreed they would leave their current job within a year for another offering more fringe benefits, but 25% wouldn’t leave (Zenefits)

  • More than 60% of employees would take a job with a lower salary for better benefits (Zenefits)

  • More than 50% of employees said they have left jobs after hearing the siren calls of better benefits elsewhere (Randstad)

  • 78% of workers would likely remain with their employer because of the benefits it offers, up from 72% in 2016 (WTW)

  • 80% of employees who said they have a good variety of benefits to choose from also said they identified strongly with their organization’s vision and values, as opposed to 40% of those who don’t (Thomsons Online Benefits)

  • 81% of employees who can easily access their benefits said they feel loyal to their employer and 79% say they were proud to work for their organization (Thomsons Online Benefits)

  • 77% of employees who understand their benefits offering said they saw themselves staying at their organization for the foreseeable future (Thomsons Online Benefits)

  • 64% of millennials say benefits are extremely or very important to employer loyalty (Qualtrics)
  • 50% of adults would leave their current job for better benefits (Yoh)

  • 42% of adults said they’d jump ship for a flexible work option (Yoh)

  • 89% of employers said flexible working options are important when it comes to staff attraction and retention (Hays)

  • 33% of employees said flexible working options were critical to their remaining in employment (Hays)

  • 70% of millennials have considered leaving a job for another boasting flexible work options, but just 50% of older workers have felt the same pull (FlexJobs)

  • Almost 80% of millennials said they would be more loyal to an employer offering flexible work options, while just over 70% of older workers said they same (FlexJobs)

  • More than 80% of millennials say they seriously consider how a position will affect their work-life balance, but only 62% of older workers agreed (Flexjobs)

  • Less than 10% of older and younger workers would say they produce their best work in the office; more than 60% said they’d be more productive if they telecommuted and 41% said they don’t think they should have to exchange salary or vacation time for telecommuting options (Flexjobs)

  • 44% of workers said they would leave their current job for one that pays more (OfficeTeam)

  • Employees said they would leave their current job because: they want to find an organization with a higher purpose/stronger mission (12%); they are feeling unappreciated (12%); they feel bored or unchallenged (12%); they have a long commute (7%); it’s a bad culture fit (7%) or have a bad boss (6%) (OfficeTeam)

  • When Millennials jump ship, it’s most often because they feel underutilized and stagnant at work (O.C. Tanner)

  • Roughly one-third of adults would leave their job for a higher-level position, a better company culture or a shorter commute (Yoh)

  • 83% of employees say health insurance is very or extremely important in deciding whether to stay in or change jobs (EBRI)

  • 15% of adults said they wouldn’t leave their current job for any reason (Yoh)

  • 47% of higher educated workers said a limited career path could get them to leave for a better opportunity (Randstad)

  • 29% of professionals plan to look for a new position in the next 12 months (Accountemps)

  • 24% of Gen Xers say the desire for financial stability motivates them to stay in a job (Purchasing Power)
  • 54% of underemployed workers are actively looking for a better-paying full-time job (Snag)

  • 14% or roughly 4.5 million workers are likely to move on to a new job (Robert Half)

  • 33% of professionals selected “I’m bored, need new challenge” as their motivation for moving on to another job (Korn Ferry)

  • Businesses with a strong learning culture enjoy employee engagement and retention rates around 30-50% higher than those that don’t (Robert Half)

  • 83% of workers participating in a mentoring program admitted that their experience positively influenced their desire to stay at their organization (River)

  • 54% of C-level execs say they have more unfilled positions than ever before (Cielo)

  • 65% of C-level execs expect flexible workers, contingent workers and project-based workers will take over a significant amount of the work currently being done by full-time employees (Cielo)

  • 50% of HR leaders said talent scarcity was a concern, and 90% of C-suite execs said they expect talent competition to increase even more in the upcoming few years (Mercer)

  • 45% of micro companies and 53% of small companies utilize social networking to recruit, compared to 73% of large businesses (HireRight)

  • 25% of micro businesses and 50% of small businesses rely on their corporate website to recruit and attract candidates compared to 80% of their large counterparts (HireRight)

  • 15% of micro companies are utilizing a mobile-friendly application and screening process (HireRight)

  • Total talent acquisition, a consistent and comprehensive approach to recruiting and hiring, is a top priority among 90% of C-level execs (Cielo)

  • 70% of executives say employees’ desire for purpose is impacting HR’s ability to recruit and retain top talent (69%), and 65% report it is transforming traditional approaches to talent recruitment and development, including compensation packages (Covestro)

  • 68% of executives believe their employees would be more engaged in their work and perform at higher levels if they had opportunities to be challenged by working on purpose projects inside and/or outside the company (Covestro)

  • 62% of executives see SBV (small teams of employees engaging in short-term consulting projects that aid nonprofit organizations and their causes) as a way to attract top talent, increase employee engagement (70%), and develop future leaders at their companies (80%) (Covestro)

  • 93% of nonprofit employees are engaged at work, a rate triple the national average (Work for Good)

  • 85% of employees who switched from for-profit organizations to nonprofits said they planned to remain in the nonprofit sector for the rest of their careers (Work for Good)

  • 75% of executives believe that in the next decade, in order to recruit and retain talent, compensation alone will not be enough (Covestro)

  • 60% of companies offer wellness programs to stay competitive when attracting and retaining employees vs. 14% of those companies with no identified culture of health (Optum)

  • 56% of Americans said their health plan is the reason they’ve stayed at their current job (America’s Health Insurance)

  • 72% of workers didn’t accept the rationale for why they didn’t get a raise, and 71% who received no rationale said they planned to look for a new job within six months (PayScale)

  • Of employees that received some rationale as to why they didn’t get a raise, just over 25% actually believed it and of those who didn’t believe the rationale or didn’t receive one, more than 70% said they planned to seek a new job in the next six months (PayScale)

  • 57% of employees who believed the rationale they were given when not getting a raise and 42% of employees who did receive the raise they requested were planning to leave their job (PayScale)

  • Money is the number one motivator for 67% of job seekers and employees looking elsewhere for career opportunities (Glassdoor)

  • 45% of hiring decision makers note that salary is the top reason for employees changing jobs (Glassdoor)

  • 55% of full-time employees rank fair compensation as the first or second most valuable employer attribute, closely followed by fair treatment (54%) and ethical standards (38%) (Clutch)

  • 48% of hiring decision makers note salary and compensation is the most influential factor for a candidate decision on where to work (Glassdoor)

  • 59% of Gen Z and 7% of baby boomers would have to remain with an employer for between 1-4 years to consider it to be long-term employment (Sharefile)

  • 38% of baby boomers would have to remain with an employer for 11+ years to consider it to be long-term employment (Sharefile)

  • 34% of Gen Z and 12% of baby boomers said the best way to get to where I want to be is by moving from company to company (Sharefile)

  • Among employees who take a week or more of vacation, 65% say they feel strongly about working for their organization a year from now, compared to 51% who don’t take a week off in the summer (O.C. Tanner)

  • 63% of employees wouldn’t consider a job opportunity that offered fewer than 15 paid vacation days (Randstad)

  • 53% of employees said they don’t expect to stay at their companies beyond five years (Nintex)

  • 37% of Gen X contemplate leaving to advance their careers, 5% lower than millennials (DDI)

  • 56% of millennials believe that an individual should stay at a single company for more than 20 years (Bridge)

  • 90% of Millennials want to grow their careers with their current companies (Bridge)

  • 43% of millennials envision leaving their jobs within 2 years, and 28% are looking to stay beyond 5 years (Deloitte)

  • 62% of millennials who would willingly leave their employers within the next 2 years regard the gig economy as a viable alternative to full-time employment (Deloitte)

  • 61% of Gen Z employees say they would leave their current jobs within 2 years if given the choice (Deloitte)

  • 59% of Gen Z would expect to stay with their current employer for less than 2 years (Deloitte)

  • 50% of employees say 1-2 years is the right length of time to stay in a job before looking for another (Ajilon)

  • 25% of employees are actively looking for new job opportunities and 55% are passively open to new opportunities (Ajilon)

  • 43% of employees said they would leave their current jobs for another that paid better (Ajilon)

  • 54% of employees said their main reason for staying on the job is their loyalty to their coworkers, team, boss or company (Ajilon)

  • A third of employees said their reason for leaving their job was a bad boss or manager (Ajilon)

  • 55% of workers who feel their employer cares about their well-being want to stay at their company for 10 years or more vs. 33% who don’t believe their company cares (Guardian)

  • Nearly 20% of 24-35 year olds said reputation for ethical behavior, diversity and inclusion as well as workplace wellbeing were important when choosing an employer (Deloitte)

  • 57% of people say that if their employer proactively supported their mental wellbeing, it would help them to feel more loyal, be more productive and take less time off work (Health Shield)

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  • Millennials and Gen Z working for employers perceived to have diverse workforces and senior management teams are more likely to want to stay 5 or more years (Deloitte)

  • Among Millennial and Gen Z employees who said they intend to stay with their current employers for at least 5 years, 55% note greater flexibility in where and when they work now compared to 3 years ago (Deloitte)

  • 74% of millennials believe job hunting could help their careers (Robert Half)

  • 19% of professionals cited more money as their reason for job hunting (Korn Ferry)

  • Of the 27 markets surveyed, Los Angeles, CA (40%); Austin, TX (38%); and Dallas, TX (37%) topped the list of U.S. cities with the most workers planning to find new opportunities (Accountemps)

  • If offered financial programs at work, 89% of Gen Xers would participate in them (Purchasing Power)
  • 35% of hiring decision makers expect more employees to quit over the next 12 months (Glassdoor)

  • 91% of employees stick around for at least a year at a new company, and 69% of them stick around for at least 3 years if the company has a well-structured onboarding program (TLMM)

  • Organizations with poorly handled onboarding are twice as likely to cause new hires to seek new opportunities in the near future (Digitate)

  • The new hire onboard experience sets a tone which, if negative, can leave 25% of new hires unlikely to recommend the employer to a family member or friend (Digitate)

  • New hires say their top concern is understanding what their boss expects from them, followed by worries about learning how to perform their job, and just one-third felt their onboarding gave them the tools and resources needed to address these concerns (TalentLMS)

  • 39% of new hires received company-culture training in the onboarding process (TalentLMS)

  • 27% of new hires said their onboarding was exclusively online, but most said they prefer a mix of online and offline methods (TalentLMS)

  • 40% of employers keep their recruitment efforts in-house to save money (Career Builder, Inavero & American Staffing Association)

  • 28% of employers said they don’t work with staffing agencies because the agencies don’t hire for the types of positions needed (Career Builder, Inavero & American Staffing Association)

  • 26% of employers think the best candidates don’t work with staffing agencies (Career Builder, Inavero & American Staffing Association)

  • Hiring managers’ pain points include reaching candidates with the right skills (52%), time to hire (40%) and budget (34%) (Career Builder, Inavero & American Staffing Association)

  • Two-thirds of hiring managers feel that using a staffing firm gives them access to the right candidates (Career Builder, Inavero & American Staffing Association)

  • 60-70% of employee turnover is voluntary (ADP)

  • Workers at technology laggards were 450% more likely to want to leave to go work elsewhere (Unisys)

  • Candidates who received feedback on the same day as their interview were 52% more likely to increase their relationship with a prospective employer (Talent Board)

  • 84% of companies fail to personalize the candidate experience throughout the recruiting process; more than half don’t explain their employee value proposition; and 98% don’t inform candidates of their application status (Phenom People)

  • 58% of business leaders said their technology offerings are a factor in candidates’ decisions to work for them and 51% said outdated technology hampers their ability to compete for talent (Harvard Business Review)

  • 71% of Millennials say an organization’s view of technology will influence whether they want to work there and 66% of Gen Xers and 53% of baby boomers feel similarly (CompTIA)

  • About two-thirds of baby boomers think younger workers aren’t as loyal and nearly 60% think younger workers feel entitled (CompTIA)

  • Over two-thirds of businesses believe they will no longer be competitive if they don’t become “significantly digitized” by 2020 (Gartner)

  • About 40% of workers said they left a company because they lacked access to state-of-the-art digital tools and 58% said they need to work elsewhere to gain digital skills (Randstad)

  • Health coverage is the reason 56% of employees remain on their current job (American’s Health Insurance Plans)

  • 68% of employees did not choose salary as the most important factor to inform their decisions to take or reject job opportunities (Lexington Law)

  • Almost 40% of employees chose interests and passion as the most important factor that informs their decisions to take or reject job opportunities (Lexington Law)

  • 10% of employees said benefits are the most important factor that informs their decisions to take or reject job opportunities (Lexington Law)

  • 45% of employees said they consider a prospective company’s work-life balance a crucial factor when researching a job (Lexington Law)

  • 50% of employees said they have left a position to escape a bad manager (Lexington Law)

  • Factors influencing workers to join a company are its use of the most up to date tools (80%), innovative culture (72%) and reputation as a leader in digitization (62%) (Randstad)

  • Companies using a daily payment benefit were able to fill open positions 52% faster and reduce employee turnover by 41% (DailyPay)

  • Turnover is at an all-time high, rising to 19.3% this year (Salary.com)

  • Turnover costs range from an estimated 90% to 200% of a departing employee’s salary (Mercer)

  • Employers say there’s a 40% turnover rate among workers (CareerBuilder)

  • HR directors have a 43% switch rate (Indeed)

  • The lowest career-switching rates were among computer programmers and engineers, with Java developers (8%) and network engineers (25%) being the least likely to leave their careers (Indeed)

  • 47% of HR leaders cited employee turnover and retention as their top challenge (Globoforce)

  • 27% of HR managers said that how employees leave greatly affects their careers; 56% said there’s somewhat of an effect, and 16% said there’s no effect at all (OfficeTeam)

  • More than 70% of HR professionals believe outmoded work practices, sketchy career paths and limits on advancement, development and mentoring are impacting attrition and 69% identified flexible work schedules, wellness programs, fast-track promotions and other perks as problematic (Allegis Group)

  • Turnover rates in business leadership positions are far higher for women (31%) than for men (24.1%) (The Network of Executive Women)

  • Attrition rates globally across other sectors are 8% to 10% annually (The Network of Executive Women)

  • Responding to applicants no later than 72 hours from initial contact avoids losing the opportunity to schedule an interview (Hireology)

  • Texting job applicants reduces time-to-hire by a full 8 days, while increasing interview completion rate by 20% (Hireology)

  • 37% of hiring decision makers say retention rates would increase significantly if new hires were better informed during the hiring process (Glassdoor)

  • To overcome technology gaps, employers said they plan to adopt change management strategies and new technologies to attract specialized or highly skilled talent (75%), find talent that can do the work faster (62%), speed up talent acquisition (57%) and reduce reliance on costly brand-name consulting firms (40%) (Catalant)

  • 31% of retail employees said that training makes them feel extremely engaged (Axonify)

  • Millennial managers are nearly two-thirds less likely to resign (11.9%) than non-manager millennials (36.2%) (Visier)

  • Millennial managers who haven’t been promoted resign at a rate of 5.2% higher than the average, while millennial managers who were promoted in the last two years resign at a rate of 3.1% below average (Visier)

  • 22% of millennials job hop within a company nearly twice as often as other generations (12%) (Visier)

  • Men who haven’t been promoted resign at a rate of 1.7% higher than the average, while women resign at a rate of only .7% (Visier)

  • 63% of employees believe managers are most responsible for sharing engagement-based results to teams (Quantum Workplace)

  • 60% of employees said managers are most responsible for implementing employee engagement strategies (Quantum Workplace)

  • Employees with all three of these elements – good fit, high engagement, 10+ years at an organization – perform 18% higher than the average employee and 35% higher than a worker who lacks all three elements (Gallup)

  • 5% of employees have the right fit, high engagement and 10+ years at the same organization (Gallup)

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  • 6% of workers have left a job because a romantic relationship with someone at work went sour (9% of women vs. 3% of men) (CareerBuilder)

  • Women who strongly agree they have a best friend at work are more than twice as likely to be engaged (63%) compared with the women who say otherwise (29%) (Gallup)

  • Two out of ten U.S. employees strongly agree they have a best friend at work. By moving this ratio to six in ten, organizations could realize 36% fewer safety incidents, 7% more engaged customers and 12% higher profit (Gallup)

  • 88% of employees that work in pet friendly workplaces plan to stay at the company for the next 12 months vs. 73% of those that don’t work at a pet friendly workplace (Nationwide)

  • 72% of employees that work in pet friendly workplaces would decline a job offer with another company at similar pay vs. 44% of those that don’t work at a pet friendly workplace (Nationwide)

  • 91% of employees that work in pet friendly workplaces feel fully engaged with their work vs. 65% of those that don’t work at a pet friendly workplace (Nationwide)

  • 90% of employees are more likely to stay with an organization that empathizes with their needs (Businessolver)

  • Nearly 80% of employees would consider leaving their current organization if it started being less empathetic (Businessolver)

  • More than 20% of workers said they’ve left a job because they were denied the chance to transfer to a new location at the company (Topia)

  • More than 50% of workers who considered leaving said they would reconsider quitting for a chance to relocate, even if they weren’t given more pay or additional benefits (Topia)

  • 50% of advertising and marketing hiring decision makers think productivity would increase if their organizations adopted a compressed work schedule which would allow employees to work four 10-hr days a week (The Creative Group)

  • 76% of advertising and marketing hiring decision makers said they favor a policy that allows employees to do non-work-related tasks on company time to increase performance (The Creative Group)

  • 52% of workers who have been demoted ended up quitting their job, while 50% said they tried to be as gracious as possible when told the news (OfficeTeam)

  • 47% of workers who have been demoted said they got upset and later became disengaged at work, and another 41% said they focused on improving their performance while in the lower position (OfficeTeam)

  • Workers are twice as likely to quit their jobs after observing compliance violations (Gartner)

  • 59% of employees who observed a compliance violation said they were actively looking for another job compared to 29% who didn’t witness misconduct (Gartner)

  • 25% of workers said they will burn out in the next 12 months if they can’t reign in their stress levels (Wrike)

  • Almost 50% of workers say workplace stress is making them “check out” ceasing to care about work at some point in their careers (Wrike)

  • 60% of workers have searched for a new, less stressful job, and a quarter of them said they’ve quit a job because of stress (Wrike)

  • 78% of organizations are concerned with talent retention, 73% with talent attraction and just over half a need to pay for performance (Mercer)

  • 80% of organizations have an annual salary increase budget to stay market competitive and reward individual performance (77%), but less than half do so for talent retention (Mercer)

2018 Workplace Satisfaction Statistics

  • 60% of employees report being stressed all or most of the time at work (Udemy)
  • 94% of workers report feeling stress at work, and almost a third say their stress level is high to unusually high (Wrike)

  • 36% of parents are willing to take a pay cut, while 41% of millennial parents intended to downshift to a less stressful job (Working Families)

  • 78% of HR leaders report feeling stressed at work in both 2017 and 2018 (Paychex)

  • 65% of professionals are more stressed out at work than they were five years ago (Korn Ferry)

  • 35% of professionals said their boss was their biggest stress trigger and 80% said it was an organizational change (Korn Ferry)

  • More than 75% of professionals said stress at work has negatively affected their personal relationships (Korn Ferry)

  • Two-thirds of professionals said they’ve lost sleep because of work stressors and 16% said job-related stress forced them to quit (Korn Ferry)

  • 79% of professionals found a heavy workload to be less stressful than not having enough work to do, and 74% would prefer a heavier workload and more pay to less work and less pay (Korn Ferry)

  • 60% of workers said their jobs stressed them out (netQuote)

  • Half of employees are stressed, with 70% citing their workload as the cause (Wrike)

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  • 30% of workers said they would be more willing to work overtime or for longer when they are happy (One4all)

  • 38% of workers say their happiness impacts their performance at work (One4all)

  • 10% of employees said their overall work experience has significantly exceeded their expectations, and 38% consider their employee experience awesome or great (Alight Solutions)

  • 44% of workers said their employers could improve their happiness by awarding a pay raise of 25%, and 33% said their happiness would improve with a 10% raise (One4all)

  • Women of color are 19% less likely to receive a raise than white men and men of color are 25% less likely (PayScale)

  • 70% of workers received a wage increase with 39% receiving the amount they asked for and 31% receiving less (PayScale)

  • A third of workers reported getting a raise before they requested one (PayScale)

  • Among the employees who were told a budget couldn’t accommodate their pay increase, only 22% believed this rationale (PayScale)

  • As long as workers believe their employer’s rationale for not giving them a raise, 50% had the same level of job satisfaction as employees who received a raise (PayScale)

  • 33% of employees who were denied a raise were provided no rationale (PayScale)

  • 65% of workers ages 18-24 say they prefer working in a traditional office environment (Randstad)

  • 82% of U.S. workers say the ability to work from anywhere at any time allows them to maintain a healthy work/life balance, 62% still prefer to work in the office (Randstad)

  • 45% of employees said they are very or extremely satisfied with their work-life balance (Spherion)

  • 66% of workers say they like the option of occasionally working from home or another location, but aren’t able to do so (Randstad)

  • 36% of workers report their workplaces support working from home anytime and anywhere they want (Randstad)

  • Technology tops the list of what fulfills employees’ basic needs: a work computer/laptop/device (75%); fast internet and Wi-Fi (68%); office space/cubicle space (55%); and air conditioning and heating (47%) (Randstad)

  • 38% of employees said they’re less than financially well, including 44% of those in the survey under age 40 (Bank of America Merrill Lynch)

  • 53% of employees said they had skipped important healthcare needs in order to save money (Bank of America Merrill Lynch)

  • 47% of women reported being less than financially well, compared to 29% of men (Bank of America Merrill Lynch)

  • The top factors cited for job satisfaction were: having the latest digital and technology skills; savings or financial assistance programs and vacation (Randstad)

  • 81% of employees say they prefer that financial wellness be offered as a bundled program rather than as stand-alone resources (Bank of America)

  • Only 7% of employees identify healthcare as an important building block of financial wellness, yet 53% have skipped or postponed at least one healthcare need to save money (Bank of America)

  • More than 50% of digital workers at technology laggard organizations expressed frustration with their employer vs. 6% of workers at technology leader organizations (Unisys)

  • 45% of employers complain that outdated versions keep them from being productive (Unisys)

  • Employees who work in fully-enabled digital workplaces where new workplace technologies are in widespread use were 51% more likely to have strong job satisfaction, 43% more likely to be positive about their work-life balance, 60% more likely to say they are motivated at work, and 91% more likely to praise their company’s vision (Aruba)

  • 73% of employees who work in a fully-enabled digital workplace reported a positive impact on their productivity and 70% cited improved collaboration thanks to digital technologies vs. 55% those who don’t work in a fully-enabled digital workplace (Aruba)

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  • Workplaces that adopt AI and robotic process automation are 33% more likely to improve the employee experience and see higher returns on performance than workplaces that don’t leverage the technology (University of London)

  • 80% of workers find aspects of their job below their skills level (Conversica)

  • 62% of workers said their work has a significant amount of drudgery (Conversica)

  • 42% of workers spend 30 min of every hour doing busy work, and 71% said too much busy work makes them feel as though their lives are being wasted (Conversica)

  • 50% of workers advocated automating their busy work, and 97% said their brains work better and they’re happier, smarter and more efficient when they’re engaged in new and challenging work (Conversica)

  • If freed up by AI, 44% of workers said they could focus on more rewarding work, 42% would be motivated to get more work done each day and 32% could showcase their true abilities and talents (Conversica)

  • 71% of employees said they would welcome a fully automated workplace in the future (Aruba)

  • 35% of employees disagree that their employers provide the necessary technical equipment to enable them to work from home (Randstad)

  • 80% of workers say they like agile work (the ability to work from anywhere, anytime) because it increases their productivity, creativity and job satisfaction (Randstad)

  • 68% of men and 72% of women say work is more than just a means to making a living (Sharefile)

  • 69% of men and 64% of women said they feel valued by their employers (Sharefile)

  • 47% of employees said they value a workspace with a community atmosphere, especially for millennials ages 18-34(55%) (Clutch)

  • 40% of employees age 36 and younger and 67% of baby boomers described their companies’ learning and development programs as excellent (Harvard Business Publishing)

  • 61% of employees want appealing and comfortable workspaces, workplace flexibility (53%), perks (47%) and workspaces that provide learning opportunities (32%) (Clutch)

  • 48% of office workers said peer collaboration is their preferred method of learning in the workplace and 81% said that peer collaboration helped improve their productivity (Braidio)

  • 40% of employees age 24 and younger said they’d talk to their boss about making a career change if they had access to additional opportunities to learn and grow within the workplace (LinkedIn)

  • 21% of UK workers said being thanked by bosses for a job well done more often would increase the morale (One4all)

  • 20% of UK workers said increased recognition from their boss for their work and the contributions they make would make them happier in the workplace (One4all)

  • 80% of employees are happy with their bosses (OfficeTeam)

  • Nearly half of employees said they view their bosses as good leaders, 37% see their bosses as mentors and 34% consider their boss a friend (OfficeTeam)

  • 53% of employees would not feel confident discussing family-related issues with their employer (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • 23% of workers have reduced their working hours to try and get a better fit between work and family life vs. 14% who work flexibly on an informal basis to achieve this (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • 31% of workers are effectively prevented from working flexibly, and 35% who do work flexibly state that their work-life balance is not ideal for them or their family (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • 69% of Gen Z said flexible hours (69%) are a valued employee benefit, along with free health care (23%) and the option to work remotely (18%) (Sharefile)

  • 44% of workers feel that flexible working is a genuine work-life balance option for parents in their workplace; however, 34% of workers have faked being ill in order to meet family obligations (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • Around 47% of workers believe that work affects their ability to spend time with family, and 72% of workers bring work home in the evenings or at weekends (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • 14% of professionals said they resent their employer for their treatment of vacation time (Office Pulse)

  • 34% of workers feel resentful towards their employer with regards to work-life balance; this increases to 46% for male millennial workers (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • 53% of workers cite work as the main cause for being burned out, compared to 12% who blame family life (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • 41% of millennial workers intend to downshift into a less stressful job to gain a better fit between work and family life (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • 36% of millennial workers plan to take a pay cut to work fewer hours (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • 88% of employees said company culture was at least relatively important (Jobvite)

  • 74% of men and 79% of women said they have a good work/life balance (Sharefile)

  • 37% of workers think employers should make efforts to change organizational culture to ensure a good work-life balance, 35% believe more policies that support work-life balance should be implemented and 28% feel that employers should encourage their staff to use existing policies to help their work-life balance (Working Families and Bright Horizons)

  • 45% of professionals feel their company does not promote a healthy work/life balance (Execu│Search)

  • 34% of parents felt resentful about their employer’s approach to work-life balance, with more fathers than mothers expressing this sentiment (37% vs. 32%) (Working Families)

  • 46% of millennial fathers feel resentful about their employer’s approach to work-life balance (Working Families)

  • Professionals in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco scored highest in achieving work-life balance while Nashville, Denver, Atlanta, Cincinnati, San Diego and Raleigh scored the lowest (Robert Half)

  • 39% of employees said employers were responsible for creating work-life balance (Robert Half)

  • 26% of business leaders cited work-life balance as an employee concern (Robert Half)

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  • 40% of workers said they felt they couldn’t get ahead if they asked their managers for time off (U of M & Cal State U)

  • 81% of parents who said they worked flexibly said they still had to bring work home at evenings or weekends (Working Families)

  • 70% of workers say they are very/somewhat confident about covering medical expenses this year vs. 77% in 2017 (EBRI)

  • 80% of workers say they were very/somewhat confident about covering basic expenses this year compared to 85% in 2017 (EBRI)

  • 61% of employees are satisfied with their benefits compared with 46% in 2011 (Aflac)

  • 65% of American workers are satisfied in their jobs, up from 49% in 2011 (Aflac)

  • 81% of employers that offer benefits agree their company’s benefits offerings increase employee satisfaction (Aflac)

  • 51% of workers said they are satisfied with their current jobs, but gave their employers’ development opportunities a poor grade (The Conference Board)

  • 19% of U.S. workers are satisfied with their current salaries (Indeed)

  • 60% of U.S. workers said it would take an extra $6,000 per year to feel comfortable/satisfied with their job (Indeed)

  • More than 21% of men were dissatisfied with their earnings, compared with 16% of women (Indeed)

  • 54% of women found out they were being paid less than a male peer in the same role, compared to 19% of men who learned they were paid less than a colleague (Hired)

  • A third of women do not believe they are making as much as their male counterparts even though they have similar experience and qualifications; 12% of men feel the same way (CareerBuilder)

  • 35% of women don’t expect to reach a salary over $50,000 during their career, compared to 17% of men, while 47% of men expect to reach a six-figure salary, compared to 22% of women (CareerBuilder)

  • 38% of U.S. hourly workers who make $20 or less per hour say they’re struggling to make ends meet (Snag)

  • 80% of underemployed workers are willing to work more than one job to earn a living wage, but 74% would prefer having one full-time, decent-paying job (Snag)

  • 47% of restaurant workers, 41% of retail workers and 38% of hospitality workers consider themselves underemployed (Snag)

  • 50% of global workers often worry about their future financial state, and two-thirds said they felt their future financial state would be worse off relative to that of their parents’ generation (WTW)

  • 66% of workers would like more help from employers in reaching their retirement goals, only 52% of employers believe that to be the case (TCRS)

  • 50% of employees over 55 and 59% of those ages 18-34 believe their employers should be doing more to guarantee their financial stability in retirement (Cebr)

  • 68% of workers want comprehensive financial planning to help them plan for healthcare costs in retirement and figure out how much they need to save for their post-work years (EBRI)

  • 70% of employers said they consider their workplace aging-friendly, but only slightly more than half of workers thought their workplace fit that description (TCRS)

  • 66% of workers would like more help from employers in reaching their retirement goals, but only 52% of employers believe that to be the case (TCRS)

  • 97% of employees preferred choosing their own benefits, rather than have their employer choose for them (WTW)

  • 96% of employees said they were content with the enrollment and shopping experience for benefits (WTW)

  • Employee satisfaction with benefits rose to 95% in 2018 from 92% in 2016, while employer satisfaction with benefit offerings rose to 99% - a 22% increase from 77% in 2016 (WTW)

  • Over 50% of employees say they can’t access their benefits in the way they prefer and 21% say they can easily access their benefits (Thomsons Online Benefits)

  • 46% of employees that discuss benefits face-to-face with an employer report being satisfied (Thomsons Online Benefits)

  • 80% of employees who ranked their benefits satisfaction as extremely or very high also ranked job satisfaction as extremely or very high (EBRI)

  • Nearly two-thirds of employees who ranked benefits satisfaction as extremely or very high ranked their moral as excellent or very good (EBRI)

  • 75% of HR executives think their benefits offering are innovative, but only 50% of workers agree (CommonBond)

  • 73% of full-time U.S. workers expect their employer to provide a high-level of employee self-service, allowing them to independently complete a variety of HR-related tasks (Paychex)

  • 62% of full-time workers in businesses with 50 employees or less said they expect any employer to offer at least some level of HR automation, and 60% of workers in businesses with less than 10 workers expect these offerings (Paychex)

  • A third of workers say they worry about finances at work, with most citing debt as their main concern (EBRI)

  • 75% of employees wanted help calculating how much to save for a secure retirement, how much to anticipate spending each month in retirement (72%) and planning for health care expenses in retirement (72%) (EBRI)

  • 78% of workers with student loan debt, including 65% of workers over age 55 with current or future loan debt, want their workplace to offer student loan benefits (CommonBond)

  • Gen Xers are slightly more satisfied with their benefits than millennials (53% vs 52%), and 49% of boomers report they are satisfied with their benefits (LIMRA)

  • 52% of employees say they understand their health benefits and 43% indicate they understand their non-health benefits very/extremely well (EBRI)

  • 50% of millennials are confident they have a strong understanding of their benefits (Qualtrics)

  • 31% of employees indicate their employer or benefits company provides no education or advice on benefits (EBRI)

  • 39% of employees state that their employer provides education on how health insurance works, 24% say that their employer provides education n how a health savings account works, and 28% confirm that their employer offers education on how to invest money in their retirement plan (EBRI)

  • 71% of Americans are satisfied with their current employer-sponsored health plan (America’s Health Insurance)

  • 54% of professionals’ career choices are motivated by seeking a healthy work/life balance (Execu│Search)

  • Despite claiming to have a physical health problem when calling in sick, UK employees admit it’s actually stress (21%), anxiety (18%) and/or depression (20%) (BHSF)

  • 42% of employees have called in sick claiming a physical illness when in reality it’s a mental health issue (BHSF)

  • 56% of employees admitted to suffering from stress, 36% from anxiety and 25% from depression (BHSF)

  • Saving for retirement, paying for children’s education and handling basic living expenses are negatively impacting the workplace through stress (79%), lack of focus at work (64%), physical health issues (36%) and absenteeism (34%) (IFEBP)

  • 50% of employees would most appreciate access to face-to-face counseling to help support any mental health issues they are dealing with (Health Shield)

  • 90% of employees said that struggling with mental health issues stops them from thriving at work and performing to the best of their ability (Health Shield)

  • 49% of employees said their stress levels were either above average or high (WTW)

  • 98% of employees reported feeling stressed in the past three months, with job and finances topping the list of biggest stress points for employees (Fidelity)

  • 77% of employees were considered well when it comes to their overall wellbeing, and 68% were unwell in at least one of the four domains of wellbeing (financial, health, work and life) (Fidelity)

  • 47% of employees reported high levels of stress caused by their job, saving for the future (34%), and paying off debt (33%) (Fidelity)

  • When leaders recognized employees’ healthy actions and outcomes, there was more improvement in population health (91%) and medical plan cost (87%) than in companies that didn’t recognize employees’ success (HERO & Mercer)

  • Organizations whose leaders actively participated in health and well-being programs reported higher rates of employee satisfaction with health and well-being programs (83%) and employee perception of organizational support (85%) than organizations whose leaders didn’t actively participate (HERO & Mercer)

  • All but 6% of 1,600 U.S. and U.K. workers said they suffer from stress, and at least a third of them said they’ve experienced “high” or “unsustainably high” stress (Wrike)

  • 54% of workers cited stress as having a negative effect on their home life at least once a week (Wrike)

  • More than half of workers said they had lost sleep because of stress and a quarter reported a decline in work quality due to stress (Wrike)

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  • Only 26% of employees discuss their issues with their managers, and 25% turn to employer-provided services (WTW)

  • More than 50% of workers think employers aren’t preparing workers for future tech jobs (Coding Dojo)

  • 90% of employees think employers are mainly responsible for upskilling staff (Coding Dojo)

  • 57% of employees said they don’t have basic coding skills and 12% said they aren’t tech literate at all and that they struggle with basic applications (Coding Dojo)

  • 61% of current tech workers say they are underpaid (Blind)

  • 49% of professionals feel they are paid fairly at their jobs (Robert Half)

  • 46% of professionals feel they are underpaid at their jobs (Robert Half)

  • 5% of professionals feel they are overpaid at their jobs (Robert Half)

  • Cities with the most workers who feel underpaid: San Diego (62%), Austin (54%), Houston (53%), Nashville (53%) and Philadelphia (52%) (Robert Half)

  • Cities with the fewest professionals who report being underpaid: Miami (33%), Dallas (37%), New York (37%), Los Angeles (39%), San Francisco (39%) (Robert Half)

  • 52% of workers ages 55 and older think they are compensated fairly, 44% ages 18-34 and 51% ages 35-54 feel the same (Robert Half)

  • 31% of U.S. employees don’t believe their employers pay fairly when factoring in age or race, and 48% believe men are paid more than women (Begom)

  • 49% of women were more apt to feel underpaid compared to men (44%) (Robert Half)

  • Employees with a bachelors degree or higher, as well as those earning more than $100,000 per year were most likely to say they’re being paid fairly (50% and 57%) (Robert Half)

  • A little over one-third of tech workers said they were paid fairly and 5% said they were overpaid for their position (Blind)

  • 41% of tech employees feel they are paid unfairly (Blind)

  • 60% of tech workers said their current employer discourages talk about salary between co-workers (Blind)

  • More than two-thirds of Americans work while they’re tired (Accountemps)

  • 60% of working parents suffer from burnout as they juggle the responsibilities of work and home (BPI)

  • Nearly 60% of tech workers suffer from on-the-job burnout (Blind)

  • The burnout rate for 25 out of 30 tech companies is 50% or higher (Blind)

  • 40% of employers that made the switch from vacation and sick time to PTO reported that employees were more present (WorldatWork)

  • Among employees who take a week or more of vacation, 70% say they’re driven to contribute to their organization’s success, as opposed to the 55% who don’t regularly take a week of vacation (O.C. Tanner)

  • A third of workers feel the greatest sense of belonging in the workplace, vs. 62% who feel that in their home (EY)

  • Almost 40% of employees said they have the greatest sense of belonging when colleagues regularly check to see how they’re doing, both personally and professionally (EY)

  • 61% of female workers said they believe exclusion is a form of workplace bullying, vs. 53% of males (EY)

  • More than 40% of employees from all generations said social exclusion at work makes them feel emotionally and physically isolated, stressed, angry and sad (EY)

  • When workers feel like they belong, they’re more motivated, engaged, productive and 3.5 times more likely to contribute fully and innovatively to reach their potential (EY)

  • Among employees who take a week or more of vacation, 63% say they have a sense of belonging at their company, compared to 43% who skip at least a week of vacation time (O.C. Tanner)

  • A little more than a third of traditional workers felt a sense of belonging in the workplace along with 32% of contingent (temporary or on-call) workers and 52% of independent (contractors or online platform workers) workers (Gallup)

  • Traditional workers reported much less flexibility (27%) than the other two groups, who came in at 38% for contingent (temporary or on-call) and 58% for independent workers (contractors or online platform workers) (Gallup)

  • 50% of workers said companies don’t need to go to a greater extent to help them “switch off” when not at work; 28% said companies should “somewhat” go to a greater extent to help them “switch off” and 22% said companies should “very” to “extremely” go to a greater extent to help them “switch off” (IBM)

  • 46% of employees admit that work is the main cause of their mental health problems and 15% would tell their boss if they were struggling with an issue of this nature (BHSF)

  • 27% of employees still believe that a mental health problem would carry a stigma and 36% are scared of what their colleagues might think (BHSF)

  • 21% of employees receive dedicated mental health support from their employer, and an average of 8.4 sick days are taken each year due to a mental health problem (BHSF)

  • 24% of employees worry that if they did need to take a sick day due to a mental health issue, they wouldn’t be taken seriously (BHSF)

  • 95% of employers view their financial wellness programs as being effective in reaching company goals, with 7% saying that they help improve the bottom line (Bank of America/Merrill Lynch)

  • 62% of participants in wellness programs say their productivity has improved, 56% have had fewer sick days and 30% say they had a disease detected thanks to these programs (UnitedHealthcare)

  • 67% of participants in wellness programs reported reduced bodyweight and 23% quit smoking or other nicotine use (UnitedHealthcare)

  • 45% of the nation’s workforce believes they’ve gained weight at their present job (CareerBuilder)

  • 26% of all workers said they gained more than 10 pounds at their current job and 11% gained more than 20 pounds (CareerBuilder)

  • Workers believe these factors contribute to weight gain at work:

    • Sitting at a desk most of the day (53%)
    • Too tired from work to exercise (49%)
    • Eating because of stress (41%)
    • No time to exercise before or after work (34%)
    • The temptation of the office candy jar (21%)
    • Eating out regularly (21%)
    • Workplace celebrations (13%)
    • Having to skip meals because of time constraints (12%)
    • Happy hours (6%)
    • Pressure to eat food co-workers bring in (6%) (CareerBuilder)
  • 23% of employees said they would feel more supported if dedicated days off were allocated for mental wellbeing, and a further 22% would benefit from dedicated mental health support staff (BHSF)

  • 27% of employees would like to have open conversations about mental health within the workplace (BHSF)

  • 43% of employees said annual leave is the work-related benefit that would make them feel most loved at work, followed by public recognition (15%), team drinks (15%), training (10%), professional mentoring (7%), sleeping in once a week (7%), and getting a parking space for a month (2%) (Xexec)

  • 92% of employers say skill shortages is negatively affecting productivity, employee satisfaction and turnover (Hays)

  • 30% of employees have the skills they need to perform their work today and only 20% of employees have the skills needed for both current and future jobs (Gartner)

  • 64% of managers say they don’t think their own employees will be able to keep pace with skills needed in the future (Gartner)

  • Less than 40% of millennials and 30% of Gen Z workers feel they have the skills they’ll need to succeed, and they’re looking to businesses to help ready them to succeed in this new era (Deloitte)

  • 46% of employees do not think their leadership skills are being developed (Execu│Search)

  • 80% of employees want to acquire more digital skills to guarantee their future employability (Randstad)

  • 76% of employees think their employers should provide them with more training in digital skills, but only 44% said their employers are doing so (Randstad)

  • 59% of employees are, to a certain extent, investing in their own upskilling (Randstad)

  • More than half of lower-level workers said managerial disrespect is a top concern that can make them think about quitting, even if they like their jobs (Yoh)

  • Managers who break promises (46%), over-work employees (42%) and have unrealistic expectations of workers (42%) are some of the top reasons that drive workers to quit (Yoh)

  • Women (59%) are more likely than men (48%) to say that disrespect will make them leave their jobs (Yoh)

  • Managers who have limited knowledge (30%), offer inadequate performance feedback (24%), can’t effectively help workers develop their skills (23%) and are uninvolved in daily interactions (18%) can cause workers to consider leaving (Yoh)

  • 30% of Gen Z said not socializing with team members was one of the most frustrating managerial behaviors – 15% higher than Gen X and 23% higher than the baby boom generation (Sharefile)

  • 68% of men and 66% of women said a manager should always take responsibility for their team’s mistakes (Sharefile)

  • 46% of men and 44% of women said a manager should just be seen as a colleague and not a friend (Sharefile)

  • 53% of men and 50% of women say a manager’s decision on something isn’t final and should be open to challenge (Sharefile)

  • Employers increased their per-employee spend on training in 2017, up nearly 2% to $1,296 (ATD)

  • Employees averaged over 34 hours of training per year, with technology-based learning accounting for 41% of all time spent learning (ATD)

  • Up to 59% of employees admitted they had no training whatsoever to do their jobs and that their skills had been mostly self-taught (ATD)

  • Among managers who oversee one to two employees, 59% report having no training at all, the same measure stands at 41% among managers who overs see three to five workers (West Monroe Partners)

  • 42% of new managers admit they developed their style by observing and mimicking a previous manager rather than through any type formal training (West Monroe Partners)

  • Nearly half of managers who had 10+ years of managerial experience said they’ve only received about nine total hours of training and 43% who have been manager for less than one year have had no training (West Monroe Partners)

  • 36% of managers report spending three to four hours per day on administrative work and 44% frequently feel overwhelmed at work (West Monroe Partners)

  • 44% of managers report feeling overwhelmed at work and are looking for guidance (Gartner)

  • 67% of Gen X leaders said they would like more external coaching and 57% want external development (DDI)

  • 47% of organizations run training and development programs to help build employees’ skills and support career development (Robert Half)

  • 32% of retail employees said they don’t receive any formal training (Axonify)

  • 31% of employees were offered no formal training in 2016 (Axonify)

  • 43% of employees who received training found it to be ineffective (Axonify)

  • 93% of employees want training that is easy to complete/understand, 91% want it to be personalized/relevant, and 90% want it to be engaging/fun (Axonify)

  • 89% of employees want training anytime/anywhere they need to do their job, 85% want to be able to choose the training times that fit their schedule, and 80% believe frequent/regular training is more important than formal workplace training (Axonify)

  • 40% of employees believe their manager is helping them develop the skills they need to perform their work (Gartner)

  • One-third of U.S. workers say they participated in no training to improve their skills in the past year (Gartner)

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  • 90% of employers agreed that it is beneficial to switch from paper-based training to mobile-based training (Inkling and Forrester)

  • More than 85% of employers say employees who have used mobile devices and software or apps specifically designed to train customer-facing employees are better able to meet customer expectations after learning to use such tools (Inkling and Forrester)

  • 36% of millennials and 42% of Gen Z reported their employers were helping them understand and prepare for the changes with Industry 4.0 (Deloitte)

  • 43% of employees worry that artificial intelligence and new technology will replace them (Udemy)
  • 34% of employees are concerned that artificial intelligence could someday totally replace them (The Workforce Institute)

  • Two-thirds of employees said they’d feel more at ease with AI if employers were more transparent about the future (The Workforce Institute)

  • 80% of employees see significant opportunity for artificial intelligence to create a more engaging and empowering workplace experience, yet admit a lack of transparency from their employers is a primary driver of fear and concern (The Workforce Institute)

  • 64% of employees would welcome artificial intelligence if it simplified or automated time consuming internal processes (Coleman)

  • 64% of employees would welcome artificial intelligence if it helped better balance their workload (Coleman)

  • 62% of employees would welcome artificial intelligence if it increased fairness in subjective decisions (Coleman)

  • 57% of employees would welcome artificial intelligence if it ensured managers made better choices affecting individual employees (Coleman)

  • 62% of U.S. employees felt artificial intelligence would simplify time consuming processes, and better balance their workload (64%) (Coleman)

  • 58% of organizations internationally have yet to discuss the potential impact of artificial intelligence on their workforce with employees (Coleman)

  • 61% of global employees say they’d feel more comfortable with artificial intelligence if employers were more transparent about what the future may hold (Coleman)

  • 67% of U.S. employees report they have no knowledge of their organization’s plans for artificial intelligence (Coleman)

  • Organizations in financial services/banking (38%), manufacturing (35%), and logistics/transportation (27%) are already discussing artificial intelligence’s future impact on the workforce with employees (Coleman)

  • 88% of global Gen Z employees believe artificial intelligence can improve their job in some manner, but just 70% of baby boomers feel the same way (Coleman)

  • 48% U.S. Gen Z employees see the biggest benefit of artificial intelligence as its ability to create an overall fairer working environment (Coleman)

  • 38% of U.S. baby boomer employees either don’t think or aren’t sure how artificial intelligence would improve their job (Coleman)

  • While 82% of employees see opportunity for artificial intelligence to improve their jobs, 34% expressed concern that AI could someday replace them altogether, including 42% of Gen Z employees (Coleman)

  • Away from work, 50% of employees say the top stress is the current political climate (Udemy)
  • Workplace stress accounts for as much as $190 billion in healthcare costs (Udemy)
  • 47% of employees want to receive rewards spontaneously (Xexec)

  • 38% of employees want to receive rewards in exchange for good work (Xexec)

  • 52% of employees would rather celebrate rewards with their families than with colleagues (Xexec)

  • When asked to what extent organizations should go to recognize workers’ achievements, 49% said “very” to “extremely” while 38% said “somewhat” and only 12% said “not at all” (IBM)

  • More than one-third of remote workers prefer to be rewarded with written or oral words of affirmation, as does nearly half of the general employee population (Motivating by Appreciation Inventory)

  • Words of affirmation topped the list of reward preferences for both fully remote workers and onsite staff, followed by quality time (35% and 25%); acts of service (19% and 22%); tangible gifts (7% and 6%) (Motivating by Appreciation Inventory)

  • 73% of organizations have an employee recognition awards program in place (Globoforce)
  • 86% of HR Leaders say an employee recognition program benefits employee relationships (Globoforce)

  • 85% of HR Leaders say an employee recognition program has a positive effect on organizational culture (Globoforce)

  • 84% of HR Leaders say an employee recognition program helps employee engagement (Globoforce)

  • 70% of workers think their companies should address societal problems, up from 63% in 2017 (MetLife)

  • 52% of workers expect their employer to solve problems, an increase from last year’s 41% (MetLife)

  • 85% of workers said good corporate citizenship is important where they work (MetLife)

  • 76% of workers want their employers to make a difference in their community and 72% in the world (MetLife)

  • Among employees whose companies reflect their values, 85% described themselves as loyal and 54% said they’re willing to go well beyond their work’s scope, compared to 44% and 4% of those whose values and work aren’t aligned (MetLife)

  • 93% of workers said trustworthy leadership was the most critical factor in creating alignment, with 93% saying it’s important but just 61% feeling their companies are aligned with their values (MetLife)

  • 83% of HR Leaders say an employee recognition program benefits organizational values (Globoforce)

  • 41% of employees feel personally aligned with their company’s mission and  49% with their values, yet 94% of employees and 98% of employers say those connections are critical (Reward Gateway)

  • 48% of millennials believe businesses behave ethically compared with 65% in 2017 (Deloitte)

  • 45% of millennials believe business has a positive impact on society, down from 72% in 2017 (Deloitte)

  • 47% of millennials believe that business leaders are committed to helping improve society compared with 62% in 2017 (Deloitte)

  • On average, employees believe work is half as meaningful as it could be (Betterup)

  • 90% of employees would forgo 23% of their earnings – an average of $21,000 a year – for more meaningful work (Betterup)

  • Employees with meaningful work stay on the job 7.4 months longer than other employees, put in an extra hour a week and take two fewer paid leave days a year (Betterup)

  • 44% of millennials believe business leaders are making a positive impact and still have some faith in business’ ability to enact meaningful change in society (Deloitte)

  • 75% of millennials believe multinational corporations have the potential to help solve society’s economic, environmental and social challenges (Deloitte)

  • 59% of employees felt that their superiors view profits or revenues as more important than how people are treated (Randstad)

  • 76% of employees said they currently have or recently had a toxic boss (Monster)

  • 19% of employees view their bosses as mentors, people they can learn from and trust (Monster)

  • 39% of employees said being a micromanager was the worse trait a boss could have, followed by bosses who are overly critical (22%), disorganized (16%), know-it-all (14%) and impatient (9%) (Comparably)

  • Women said that being overly critical (28%) was nearly as bad as micromanaging (32%) (Comparably)

  • 17% of men rated overly critical as a negative trait in bosses (Comparably)

  • Micromanaging tied with being overly critical (30%) among tech designers as the worst trait for a boss to have (Comparably)

  • 58% of workers said that a bad boss’ worse trait is not setting clear goals (The Predictive Index)

  • 54% of workers said bad bosses bad mouth colleagues and are focused on proving themselves right (52%) (The Predictive Index)

  • 82% of workers say that good bosses have a high work ethic, are honest (80%) and confident (79%) (The Predictive Index)

  • Female bosses earned an average rating of 7.3 vs. men of 7.2 (The Predictive Index)

  • Bosses who gave the right amount of feedback earned an average score of 8.6 from workers (The Predictive Index)

  • 45% of women feel unsupported professionally by their bosses, versus 30% of men who feel the same (Udemy)

  • 69% of employees (37% of women, 35% of older employers, 37% of employees without college degrees and 36% of non-managers) reported feeling pressured to demonstrate their value to their organization within three months on the job (Udemy)

  • 78% of Gen X believes that performance reviews do not provide them with meaningful growth opportunities (Bridge)

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  • 94% of executives remain confident in their current review processes, but 61% of employees feel the traditional performance review is outdated (Reflektive)

  • Employees feel the traditional performance review is too generic (22%), too infrequent (6%) and frequently incomplete (62%) (Reflektive)

  • Almost 70% of employers still use the annual or bi-annual performance review system; more than half of the employees surveyed want reviews at least once a month (Reflektive)

  • 94% of employees prefer that managers address performance issues and development opportunities in real-time (Reflektive)

  • 68% of executives said they found out about employees’ issues or concerns for the first time during performance evaluations (Reflektive)

  • 86% of executives said they think their organization would benefit from checking in with employees more often (Reflektive)

  • Nearly 50% of employees said they don’t feel comfortable raising issues with their managers between formal reviews, but that they would be more proactive about doing so (75%) if managers gave them more frequent feedback (Reflektive)

  • Almost two-thirds of managers wish they had a better way to collect feedback from their team and peers (Betterworks)

  • 35% of managers think HR supports them well (Betterworks)

  • 89% of HR Leaders surveyed agree ongoing peer feedback and check-ins have a positive impact on their organizations (Globoforce)

  • About two-thirds of Gen Z said they want to hear timely, constructive performance feedback throughout the year (EY)

  • 89% of HR executives feel that recognition programs are improving the employee experience (Globoforce)

  • 58% of North American employers are looking to create a brand strategy that enhances employee engagement and improves the employee experience (Blu Ivy)

  • Organizations that score in the top 25% on employee experience report that they see nearly three times the return on assets as those in the bottom quarter (IBM)

  • 71% of employees believe their senior leaders should go to a greater extent to improve the employee experience (IBM)

  • 58% of women and 68% of men believe they can voice an unpopular opinion at work without negative consequences (SurveyMonkey)

  • 57% of employees feel confident expressing opinions during meetings, leaving over 40% of workers lacking confidence to speak their mind (Randstad)

  • 78% of workers say a workplace where people are treated equally – regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, race, or religion – is important to them (Randstad)

  • Racism, sexism or both do not affect today’s workplace according to 70% of people who are not black, yet 64% of black women say they’ve faced those forces at some point during their careers (Lean In)

  • 56% of female workers and 52% of male workers believe their employers could do more to promote gender equality and diversity (Randstad)

  • 80% of women agree they would switch employers if they felt another company had greater gender equality (Randstad)

  • 31% of women feel they have as many or more opportunities than men at their current companies (Randstad)

  • 34% of women are satisfied with career advancement opportunities at their current employer, compared to 44% of men (CareerBuilder)

  • 30% of women do not feel they have the same career advancement opportunities as men who have the same skills and qualifications at their organization, compared to 12% of men (CareerBuilder)

  • 43% of women are satisfied with training and learning opportunities at their employer vs. 55% of men (CareerBuilder)

  • 58% of women said a lack of promotion to leadership roles was a top reason for gender inequality in the workplace, compared to 34% of men (Randstad)

  • 28% of employees said their employers offer mentorship or leadership programs geared toward women (Randstad)

  • 48% of younger millennials (ages 26 to 30) said they felt they were fairly paid, compared with 50% of older millennials (ages 31-35) and 54% of Gen Z (ages 18-25) (Comparably)

  • When asked what their top priority would be if they became boss, 27% of Gen Z said they would increase employee pay while 35% of Gen Z and 32% of Millennials said they were likely share pay information with coworkers (Comparably)

  • 23% of female workers don’t feel like they are paid fairly compared to their counterparts (Randstad)

  • 40% of employees have discussed salary with a coworker before, and 49% of female workers would leave a job if they learned a male counterpart was making 25% more (Randstad)

  • 53% of employees believe unequal pay is the top factor impacting gender inequality, while 49% attribute outdated biases and stereotypes as the second-leading factor (Randstad)

  • 39% of females say their company treats people fairly, compared to 47% of men (Lean In)

  • 87% of workers believe a multigenerational workforce fosters innovation and problem-solving (Randstad)

  • 90% of workers prefer having colleagues of various ages and think a multigenerational workplace benefits everyone (Randstad)

  • 84% of workers said as long as a manger could inspire and lead a group, age wouldn’t matter (Randstad)

  • 76% of workers said they preferred their direct manager to have at least a few years on them (Randstad)

  • 92% of workers ages 25-34 agreed they preferred an older boss (Randstad)

  • More than 38% of workers said they found communicating with coworkers of a different age group difficult (Randstad)

  • Men (49%) had more difficulty than women (27%) communicating with coworkers from other age groups (Randstad)

  • 63% of Gen Z said it’s important to work with people who have various skill levels and educational backgrounds (EY)

  • 20% of Gen Z believes a work team’s most important element is its construction of people from different ethnicities (EY)

  • More than 75% of Gen Z said they’d prefer to have a millennial as a boss over a baby boomer or Gen Xer (EY)

  • 63% of men think their companies are doing a pretty good job supporting diversity, but 23% of women say there is more room for improvement (Lean In)

  • 64% of workers are nearly twice as likely to agree their company is a good place to work when they are satisfied with how life events, such as getting married, buying a house or having a child, are celebrated in the office, compared with 35% who are dissatisfied with how those events are celebrated (Globoforce)

  • 11% of workers said they experienced harassment in the last year, and among those, 75% didn’t report it to their managers (Society for Human Resource Management)

  • 23% of employees admitted to experiencing harassment based on looks, body type or attire, and 22% cited coercion to take on extra hours (Radius)

  • 60% of employees cited co-workers as the most common perpetrators of bad behavior, and just 39% pointed the finger at managers (Radius)

  • 23% of employees said they’d been bullied by an executive, and 20% reported suffering incivility from a subordinate (Radius)

  • 80% of employees would be willing to work longer hours for an empathetic employer (Businessolver)

  • More than two-thirds of employees in tech, healthcare and financial services reported they would be willing to take slightly less pay for a more empathetic employer (Businessolver)

  • 92% of employees said their workplaces are very or somewhat civil (Weber Shandwick & Powell Tate)

  • 48% of employees who reported working in uncivil workplaces said they did not trust leaders to address complaints about incivility (Weber Shandwick & Powell Tate)

  • 77% of nonprofit workers are somewhat or highly satisfied in their current position, even though 52% say they are financially uncomfortable (Work for Good)

  • Roughly 70% of executives indicate that over the last 5 years they’ve seen an increase in the number of Millennials (71%), Gen Xers (69%) and Baby Boomers (46%) who want the opportunity for more social purpose work while on the job (Covestro)

  • 71% of executives say employees’ desire for purpose is prompting HR to rethink certain work policies and 67% say its compelling HR to work more closely with corporate social responsibility to create new policies and programs that give employees the opportunities to get involved in social projects (Covestro)

  • 83% of executives believe skills-based volunteerism (small teams of employees engaging in short-term consulting projects that aid nonprofit organizations and their causes) could help employees satisfy their desire for purpose and hone their teamwork and/or leadership abilities, develop new skills and/or strengthen existing ones (77%), and become more engaged and productive in their own work (67%) (Covestro)

  • 90% of employees in pet friendly workplaces and less than 65% of employees in non-friendly workplaces feel highly connected to their company’s mission, fully engaged with their work and willing to recommend their employer to others (Nationwide)

  • More than three times as many employees at pet friendly workplaces report a positive working relationship with their boss and co-workers (Nationwide)

  • 83% of employees that work in pet friendly workplaces feel their work is rewarding and exciting vs. 46% of those that don’t work at a pet friendly workplace (Nationwide)

  • 88% of employees that work in pet friendly workplaces would recommend their place of employment to others vs. 51% of those that don’t work at a pet friendly workplace (Nationwide)

  • 91% of employees that work in pet friendly workplaces feel the company supports their physical health and wellness and 89% feel the company supports their mental well-being vs. 59% and 53% of those that don’t work at a pet friendly workplace (Nationwide)

  • 52% of employees that work in pet friendly workplaces report a positive working relationship with their supervisor and 53% with their co-workers vs. 14% and 19% of those that don’t work at a pet friendly workplace (Nationwide)

  • 85% of employees that work in pet friendly workplaces rarely miss a day of work for well-being and/or recuperation vs. 77% of those that don’t work at a pet friendly workplace (Nationwide)

  • 70% of employers are impacted by prescription drug misuse (NSC)

  • 48% of employers identified a negative business impact from prescription drug misuse (NSC)

  • 10% of companies reported an employee prescription drug overdose (NSC)

  • 20% of companies reported knowledge of employees selling or borrowing prescription medications or having drug-related arrests (NSC)

  • Professionals said they spend an average of 25.5 minutes per day on sports-related activities in the office during the college basketball playoffs. With the tournament spread across 15 workdays, that’s 6 hours per employee (OfficeTeam)

  • 46% of employees love being able to keep up with sports and bond with coworkers at work (OfficeTeam)

  • 33% of employees are not particularly into sports, but are ok playing along with activities during work (OfficeTeam)

  • 21% of employees would rather just focus on work and not celebrate sports during work (OfficeTeam)

  • 62% of managers say employees take time to check game scores and team rankings at work during major sporting events (OfficeTeam)

  • 59% of managers say employees increase their frequency of sports talk at work around major sporting events (OfficeTeam)

  • 10% of workers have seen an employee get demoted (OfficeTeam)

  • In entry-level roles, 82% of certified professionals report they’ve been promoted in the past five years vs. 68% of those who aren’t certified (PayScale)

  • The #1 reason given for a demotion was poor performance (39%), followed by not succeeding in a position to which a worker was promoted (38%), organizational restructuring (16%) and voluntary demotions (6%) (OfficeTeam)

  • Almost 30% of employees witnessed at least one act of misconduct at work (Gartner)

  • More than 70% of employees in tech do not trust HR (Blind)

  • 26% of employees said they do trust HR and another 4% said their companies have no HR department (Blind)

  • 42% of employees wouldn’t feel comfortable reporting cases of sexual harassment to HR and 41% have witnessed retaliation (Blind)

  • More than a third of U.S. workers use their own money to cover work-related expenses at least once a month, for an average claim of $110.90 (Conferma)

  • About 45% of employees are short on cash because of their employer’s reimbursement deadline (Conferma)

  • 60% of workers said they had less money for personal expenses in the short-term, with work spending averaging $116.30 a month, the highest among all age groups (Conferma)

  • Nearly half of employees said they would stop paying for business expenses if they have to wait a long time to get reimbursed (Conferma)

  • 20% of employees said they would stop going on business trips and 51% said they would stop meeting with current or prospective clients and end marketing activities if they have to wait a long time to get reimbursed (Conferma)

  • 82% of full-time workers consider at least one of their co-workers to be a friend (Olivet College)

  • Full-time workers considered 41% of their fellow employees as co-workers rather than friends and participants saw another 22% of co-workers as strangers (Olivet College)

  • A fifth of colleagues were named “only-at-work friends” and 15% snagged the title of real friends; 2% were labeled enemies (Olivet College)

  • Full-time employees said they have an average of five friends at work and 29% said they have found a best friend in a colleague (Olivet College)

  • 76% of employees said they’re satisfied with the number of friends they have, while 20% said they wish they had more (Olivet College)

  • 58% of full time employees said they typically befriend a co-worker within a few days or weeks, with those in the marketing, insurance, retail, restaurant and real estate industries making friends the fastest and those in HR, engineering, finance, healthcare and government taking longer to form friendships (Olivet College)

  • HR professionals cite the top two reasons for hiring gig workers as the ability to bring them in for short-term projects and the high-quality, specialized expertise they provide that’s not always found in-house (Korn Ferry)

  • 67% of HR professionals said they are confident about knowing what gig workers do daily, despite the fact that many of these workers do their jobs remotely (Korn Ferry)

  • Two-thirds of HR professionals said they try to integrate contingent workers into the workplace culture (Korn Ferry)

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  • Almost 60% of HR professionals think gig workers positively impact the workplace culture (Korn Ferry)

  • 25.8% of employees said their company goes to unreasonable lengths to monitor them (Blind)

  • 72% of employees object to being electronically surveilled over their own emails, internet use and other personal activity (HR Metrics & Analytics Summit)

  • Almost two-thirds of expecting mothers said that a stigma surrounds breastfeeding in the workplace (Aeroflow)

  • 47% of expecting mothers had considered a job or career change because of their need to pump at work (Aeroflow)

  • About 50% of expecting mothers discussed their needs with a supervisor and/or HR; 20% hadn’t discussed it and were worried about their supervisor’s reaction (Aeroflow)

  • Just under 50% of expecting mothers said their employers have a breastfeeding or pumping policy, and nearly the same number have a designated lactation area (Aeroflow)

  • About one-third of expecting mothers have had a negative interaction with a coworker over breastfeeding (Aeroflow)

  • 25% of Americans are currently in their dream job (MidAmerica Nazarene University)

  • 41% of employees want to be business owners, but not if they have to work more than 60 hours a week (MidAmerica Nazarene University)

  • Employees said their dream job destination is California; they prefer a short commute and a 9 to 5 schedule (MidAmerica Nazarene University)

  • Employees preferred 52 days of paid time off a year, a 38 hour work week and working remotely 11 days a month (MidAmerica Nazarene University)

  • Male employees said they wanted an average annual salary of $444,958 while women wanted an average annual salary of $278,637 (MidAmerica Nazarene University)

  • 94% of workers want a gift from their employers to make them feel valued, appreciated and happy this Christmas (instantprint)

  • The most in-demand gifts that employees would like to receive from their employers during the holidays include: gift vouchers (29%), an early finish (28.8%), free bar at company Christmas party (20%), a physical gift (10.3%) and a charitable donation made in their name (7%) (instantprint)

  • IT professionals would prefer an early finish this festive period, with 35% in the IT department choosing this as their ideal Christmas gift (instantprint)

  • 41% of employees ranked bonuses as their most preferred holiday perk (Spherion)

  • 46% of employees said their employers don’t give out any type of monetary holiday gifts (Spherion)

  • Holiday Perks in order of popularity include: a holiday party (36%), extra time off (28%), holiday bonus (26%), office close-down between Christmas and New Year’s Day (22%), an employee gift exchange (18%) and an employer-paid holiday meal (18%) (Spherion)

  • 52% of employees said that business continues as usual at their offices during the holidays, while 36% said their workplaces are generous and 13% called them stingy (Spherion)

  • 51% of employees said their company collects food, clothing, toys or other items to participate in drives during the holidays (Spherion)

  • Almost a fifth of employees said their companies organize a volunteer activity, and 15% adopt a needy child or family during the holidays (Spherion)

  • 11% of senior management would like a charitable donation to be made in their name, compared to the average demand for this present of just 7% (instantprint)

  • 33% of women want gift vouchers as the ideal present versus 23% of men (instantprint)

  • 22% of male employees prefer a free bar as the ideal present versus 18% of women (instantprint)

  • Fewer than 25% of employers think caregiving influences employee performance, while more than 80% of employees said caretaking responsibilities have affected their productivity (The Caring Company)

  • 75% of employees have some type of caretaking responsibility, but 52% of employers do not track data on how many employees have these duties (The Caring Company)

  • 28% of employees with caregiving responsibilities reported that caregiving hurt their careers (The Caring Company)

  • One-third of all workers, 50% ages 26-35 and 27% ages 18-25 had quit a job to attend to caregiving responsibilities (The Caring Company)

  • Caretaking-related exit rates rose with position ranking: 23% of ages 26-35, 44% of managers of employees, 53% of managers of managers and 61% of senior leaders had quit (The Caring Company)

  • 57% of employees with caretaking responsibilities who left a job did so to take care of a newborn or newly adopted child, and more than 40% left needing to care for a sick child or manage a child’s daily needs (The Caring Company)

  • A Third of workers left a position because they needed to care for an elderly relative (The Caring Company)

  • 25% of workers quit to care for an ill or disabled spouse, partner or family member (The Caring Company)

  • 59% of mega-travelers report being happy with their company, compared to 46% of homebodies (U.S. Travel Association)

  • 57% of mega-travelers reported being happy with their job compared to 46% of homebodies (U.S. Travel Association)

  • Those who take time to plan out their vacation time in advance enjoy greater happiness with:

    • Their company (57% of planners vs. 50% of non-planners)
    • Their job (56% of planners vs. 48% of non-planners) (U.S. Travel Association)

Topics: Employee Engagement + Loyalty, Benefits Trends

Ashley Autry

Written by Ashley Autry

Ashley Autry is a Marketing Professional at Access Development. She's an expert proofer, gatherer of loyalty stats, research ace, writing queen, and overseer of various marketing projects.