Looking at the hiring market in February of 2025, you’d think that employers have the upper hand. There are too many people looking for work and not enough jobs, meaning employers can drive down wages and demand more from workers for less money. However, it remains to be seen how far employers can push this before they see diminishing returns. The reason for this? Employee engagement. Far from being a buzzword, employee engagement has become a business-critical metric that directly impacts (and often reflects) a business’s productivity, retention, and performance. Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2024 Report reveals this in-depth with data that demonstrates how low engagement is perpetuating a global economic crisis. According to Gallup’s report, 62% of employees worldwide are “not engaged,” […]