Generation Y 'disloyalty' remains a big challenge
Historically, employers have always had to cater to different age groups. However, as Generation Y members are now in their 30s and have started to take up a greater percentage of the workforce, things are becoming even trickier - with this forward-looking age group proving to be the most difficult group of employees yet.
According to The Hudson Report on Q4 Employment and HR Trends, 59 per cent of respondents across all sectors stated that Gen Y employees present specific management challenges, with a lack of loyalty and unrealistic job expectations being some of the aspects that make them hard to manage.
Commenting on their apparent lack of loyalty and unrealistic job expectations, Mark Carriban, Hudson managing director for Asia, says that Gen Y is seen as a volatile group of