Vietnamese employees prioritize well-being in the new normal: survey
Vietnamese employees prioritize well-being in the new normal: survey
Work security and well-being are the most crucial factors that Vietnamese employees, especially working parents, would like to focus on in the new normal, according to a “What Vietnamese Workers Want in the New Normal” survey conducted by the ManpowerGroup Vietnam in late 2020 with 463 participants.
Employees work at a garment firm. Work security and well-being are the most crucial factors that Vietnamese employees, especially working parents, would like to focus on in the new normal – PHOTO: VNA
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Around 93% of employees around the world have been affected by the pandemic, according to a ManpowerGroup research entitled “What Workers Want”.
However, in Vietnam, thanks to the Government’s all-out efforts to combat the deadly disease, the country’s business outlook has turned upbeat with only 3.5% of the respondents stating that their work had been severely affected by the pandemic. Overall, the health impacts of Covid-19 have been proved to be disproportionately harmful to the elderly, but it is the millennials who are the most vulnerable to the economic impacts of the pandemic.
When asked about returning to work, a majority of the respondents felt positive about going back to the workplace, while only 19% were still wary. Given the new waves of community transmission in late 2020, a certain number of employees still voiced concern over resuming work, especially working parents.
Amid times of uncertainty, Vietnamese employees have some top priorities in terms of work in the years to come, especially staying healthy, the ability to learn and develop new skill sets, keeping their jobs and improving their work-life balance.
When it came to the benefits of being at the workplace, the respondents highly valued opportunities for collaboration, productivity and efficiency improvement as well as appreciated the office as a way of separating work from home. However, there is still a proportion of respondents who prefer flexibility (in terms of location and schedule) or to work remotely full time.
Among the top priorities of Vietnamese employees at work, 78% of the respondents attached great importance to learning and career coaching.
Nguyen Thanh Huong, Country HR Manager of ManpowerGroup Vietnam, said, “It is predicted that the pandemic will last longer than expected and with the largest reallocation of skills worldwide. Now is the time for employees to hone in-demand skills and establish career conversations with employers on technical skills development and learning opportunities for their career development to stay employable in the new normal.”
