Work-lifebalance not a
priority for millennials
Work-life balance is not a priority formillennials in
Malaysia as they prefer a more traditional workplace, accordingto
research from Randstad.
Randstad's Employer Brand Research 2016shows that 45% of
millennials aged 18 to 24 in Malaysia, stated that theypreferred to
stick to standard work hours. This was even higher than
employeesaged 25 to 44 and 45 to 65 of which 40% and 39% stated a
preference forstandard work hours respectively.
The data also showed that telecommuting wasnot a top
priority for Malaysian Millennials either. Nearly a third of
allemployees in this age group, 28%, stated that they would prefer
to work in theoffice every workday in lieu of telecommuting
occasionally. This was similar toemployees aged 25 to 44 of which
28% stated a preference for working in the officeas did 30% of
employees aged 45 to 65.
"The results revealed from theRandstad Employer Brand
Research report are truly unexpected," Mr Ryan Carroll,Country
Director of Randstad Malaysia, said. "The emergence of
work-lifebalance as a top priority for Millennials around the world
is well known, yetdespite this, Millennials in Malaysia have voiced
out that this is not asimportant to them."
"The preference for a more traditionalworkplace could stem
from the weak Malaysian economic outlook that has Millennialsmore
concerned about securing and retaining a job rather than worrying
aboutbenefits such as flexible work schedules," Carrol
said.
根据任仕达的研究，对马来西亚的千禧一代来说，工作与生活的平衡并不是一个优先事项，他们更喜欢传统的工作。
任仕达2016年雇主品牌研究显示，马来西亚45%年龄在18-24岁的千禧一代表示，他们宁愿坚持标准工作时间。这甚至高于25-44岁的员工和45-65岁的员工，这两个群体分别有40%和39%的人表示对标准工作时间的偏好。
数据还显示，远程办公也不是马来西亚千禧一代的优先选择。近三分之一（28%）处于这个年龄段的员工表示，他们宁愿每天在办公室工作，也不愿偶尔远程工作。这与25-44岁的雇员相似，其中有28%的人表示愿意在办公室工作，而45-65岁的雇员中也有30%的人表示愿意如此。
"任仕达雇主品牌研究报告的结果是意料之外的，"任仕达马来西亚区域总监Ryan
Carroll表示。"众所周知，工作与生活的平衡是全球千禧一代的首要优先事宜，尽管如此，马来西亚的千禧一代表示这并非如此重要。"
"对更加传统的工作场所的偏好，可能是由于马来西亚较为薄弱的经济前景，千禧一代更关注是否能够保留一份工作，而不是担心是否有灵活工作时间这样的福利。"Carrol说。
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