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Employee recognition programs offer employers the opportunity to acknowledge their employees for a job well done, and many leading companies have benefited from incorporating them into their company cultures, including Pfizer.A Workhuman® iQ survey of more than 3,500 workers in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, and Canada offers some revealing insights into the root causes of why employees are leaving their jobs – and a road map on how companies of all sizes can retain more of their talented humans.

Workhuman and Gallup partnered to discover the correlation between employee wellbeing and strategic employee recognition – and the resulting impact on overall company growth and success. In a large-scale study of more than 12,000 employees across 12 countries, Workhuman and Gallup found that recognition is one of the most effective and affordable ways to improve wellbeing, sparking cultural transformation and helping workplaces achieve exceptional performance.
A Workhuman® iQ survey of more than 3,500 workers in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, and Canada offers some revealing insights into the root causes of why employees are leaving their jobs – and a road map on how companies of all sizes can retain more of their talented humans.

While there may be signs that the Great Resignation is easing slightly, it’s clear the exodus of workers is a challenge leaders will have to contend with for the foreseeable future.

A Workhuman® iQ survey of more than 3,500 workers in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, and Canada offers some revealing insights into the root causes of why employees are leaving their jobs – and a road map on how companies of all sizes can retain more of their talented humans.

Research shows that growing, developing, and retaining your workforce has a direct, positive impact not only on corporate culture, but also the bottom line. Creating a culture of recognition, value, and positivity can help protect a company’s greatest asset: human capital. Keep reading to learn why social recognition is not just a nice-to-have, but a necessity in today’s dynamic workplace.

Most US full-time workers worked in person prior to COVID, regardless of their company size. 89% worked full- time in person (three or more days) before COVID. Now, the work environment is quite different, with small and mid-sized businesses increasingly shifting to a hybrid or remote work model. Having a hybrid or full-time remote work arrangement jumped from 11% pre-COVID to 39% during COVID, and that shift seems unlikely to change any time soon.

When a company needs to meet the demands of industry leaders in different sectors and countries, having the right employees is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. So, when DevonWay was tasked with relocating a valued employee from the U.S. to the UAE, a country where DevonWay did not have an entity, they had to find a cost- effective, efficient solution.

The global work environment has changed — companies are rapidly replacing traditional 9-to-5 office-based roles with a flexible, remote-first workforce. Remote work has opened the doors to hiring the best talent, wherever they may live. However, while this provides companies with new and exciting opportunities, it also comes with its challenges, one of which is managing employees in various countries.

According to the Future Forum research, 72 percent of employees said they never want to go back to the traditional way of working and expect a hybrid-remote office model going forward. Research has shown that when executed correctly, hybrid working models can allow companies to recruit better talent, achieve innovation, and build a flexible, productive future.