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Are We Experiencing an Employee Engagement Crisis? 

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By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor, HR Daily Advisor For only the second time in over a decade, global employee engagement has declined, dropping from 23% to 21% in 2024, according to Gallup’s latest State of the Global Workplace report.   This downturn is not just a meaningless statistic—it translates to a staggering $438 billion in lost productivity worldwide.   The decline is most pronounced among managers, whose engagement fell from 30% to 27%. Younger managers under 35 and female managers experienced the sharpest drops, with decreases of 5% and 7%, respectively.   Managers Feel the Heat  “Managers have a lot of things coming at them,” says Jim Harter,…

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HR Query: Applying Unorthodox Methods to Recruit Gen Z

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By HR Daily Advisor Staff The future of work has much to do with Gen Z as the generation will comprise about 27 percent of the workforce by 2025.  Despite knowing the vital role this generation will play in the years to come, many HR leaders and organizations are unsure about how to recruit and retain Gen Z workers. So, what are examples of job seeker preferences recruiters should keep in mind as hiring heats up? According to Neil Costa, CEO & Founder of HireClix, a time-consuming application can severely hurt a company’s recruitment efforts. “Younger generations like Gen Z have significantly…

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Research Examines What Gen Z Wants from Potential Employers

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By Tammy Binford for HR Daily Advisor Gen Z, the youngest segment of the workforce, is already making an impact, and its influence will only increase in the future. Global insurance giant Zurich reported in April that people born between 1997 and 2012 are expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. Those numbers are getting employers’ attention, making it all the more important to understand how to attract young people to the world of work and what they need to thrive. Looking at What Gen Z Values In March, Symplicity, a maker of software for universities to manage…

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