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Five engagement facts about Generation Y
Posted on: Monday January 01, 2018
What are the best methods to engage the Gen Y aspect of your workforce
- Gen Y are the least engaged members of the workplace, with only 28.9% saying that they are engaged at work. With the lure of attractive offering from other talent-seeking firms, employers need to work harder to keep Gen Y on board, satisfied and productive. (Source Gallup 2015 www.gallup.com/poll/181289/majority-employees-not-engaged-despite-gains-2014.aspx)
- Gen Y are digital natives who are completely at ease with the modern wireless, connected world. As a result, they ‘expect the technologies that empower their personal lives to also drive communication and innovation in the workplace.’ (Source PwC www.pwc.com/m1/en/services/consulting/documents/millennials-at-work.pdf)
- Good communication between management and employees is key to engagement, and Gen Y want communication from the boss more frequently than any other generation in the workforce. (Source: Best Companies http://bestplacestoworkmillennials.com/UserFiles/File/Unlocking%20Millennial%20Talent%202015.pdf)
- Work life flexibility and greater choice in terms of where and when people can work is a top employee engagement perk. Globally it is Gen Y above other generations who are likely to put a premium on being able to telecommute one or two days a week. (Source EY www.ey.com/US/en/About-us/Our-people-and-culture/EY-study-highlights-people-want-flexibility)
- While they have been described by managers as needing more support and guidance in the workplace and being more difficult to manage than any other generation of workers, Gen Y are also cited as the generation most incentivised by reward and praise. (Source Cascade HR http://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/strategy-news/millennials-are-the-most-demanding-workforce-according-to-uk-bosses/61106)
How to use tech to personalise reward and benefits to better support parents and carers
July marks Good Care Month, an annual campaign to celebrate the contribution of carers working in the social care sector, and highlight the profile of care as a rewarding and essential career path, particularly at a time when recruitment and retention in the sector are national priorities. Personal Group’s Andrew Walker looks at how the clever use of HR Tech can help this silent army.
Posted on: 24 July 2025 by Andrew Walker, New Business Development Director
Rethink Employee Benefits Before Your Workforce Walks
The construction industry is in the middle of a people crisis. Skilled construction workers are hard to find, and even harder to keep. HR and site leaders are under pressure to deliver more with less, across multiple sites and roles, supporting a workforce that’s often offline and on the move.
Posted on: 17 July 2025 by James Solomon, New Business Development Director
Parenting is always a juggling act — but being a parent carer is a different world entirely.
As I approach my 15th year of raising a child with a rare genetic condition while trying to maintain a career I genuinely love, I often get asked: “How do you keep all the plates spinning?”
Posted on: 15 July 2025 by Jenny HInde, Chief People Officer
