(Finance) – Labor market dynamic and with entrepreneurs Ready to take in 2025 (81%), but the difficulty in finding or retaining talents from companies remains high. Many dissatisfied workers (40%), especially women and over 50, with low career prospects and many (51%) ready to change their jobs in 2025 for the lack of opportunity Future, low salary (albeit slightly growing) and not very stimulating role. Changing companies is the main road to be able to earn more. Benefits are increasingly important in choosing a job, together with stimulating projects, working environment and agile (indispensable) work.
It is the photograph that emerged from the annual report Hays Salary Guide 2025 Presented today by Hays Italia during a dedicated event, which has the aim of monitoring the main trends of the labor market in Italy for the year 2024 and expectations for 2025. The investigation was conducted on a sample of about a thousand interviewees between white collars and companies.
Attention is growing for the well being mentalbut it is not yet a widespread and integrated practice in corporate culture, while the technologies or tools of Ia Generative They are no longer a taboo but a great opportunity, especially for young people. The work life Balance is a priority, given that 45% of workers found themselves in difficulty in the management of the family because of the work. Generational diversity? The historic rivalry between young and senior falls, transforming itself into added value. Thanks to the diversity of prospects, this diversity becomes a strategic asset capable of improving the company’s performance.
“A complex and full of challenges emerges from the survey. – he comments Carlos Manuel SoaveManaging Director of Hays Italia – on the one hand, it is encouraging to see that 81% of companies are ready to hire, with a strong preference for permanent contracts. However, the low satisfaction of the workers and their propensity to change their jobs indicate the need for a rethinking of corporate strategies. The lack of skills and the difficulty in retaining staff are significant obstacles that companies have to face, investing more in the HR field. In addition, the growing adoption of generative IA technologies represents an opportunity to improve efficiency and innovation. To excel and distinguish itself on the market, it is essential to create a stimulating and adequate working environment, which enhances generational diversity and offers professional growth opportunities “.
In this positive context, however, companies must clash with some criticality which limit the achievement of their strategic objectives, including the deficiency of skills (for 15%) and the difficulty in retaining the staff, indicated by 19% of entrepreneurs and managers. The most difficult figure to cover is undoubtedly the level intermediate (for 57% of companies), while on a general level companies indicate the lack of training and professional development (39%), the decrease in professionals who enter the labor market in their sector (39%) as the main causes of skills (39%) 36%) and low pay levels (34%).
In 2024, 6 out of 10 workers are considered satisfied, in line with last year, even if the totally happy represent only a minimal part (8%). On the other hand, however, there are 4 out of 10 workers who live a situation of “malaise“. An army consisting of millions of workers (mostly women and over 50) ready to find alternative roads. For 2025, 51%plan to leave their company for another (47%) or to start on their own (4%), especially for lack of opportunity future (for 44%), salary Bass (43%), not very stimulating role (32%) and there are also those who indicate their own causes manager (19%).
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