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IWD 2023: Professional women in the modern German workplace

As we approach International Women's Day 2023, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the status of professional women in Germany and assess where progress has been made and where there is still room for improvement. HiBob has continued its annual tradition by commissioning a national online survey, which took place in January 2023 and included responses from 1,000 professional women in Germany. The study targeted women aged 25 and above who were employed full-time in a hybrid or in-office workplace in both 2021 and 2022, and also provided detailed breakdowns of the data by company size, role, profession, parental status, and age group.

IWD 2023: Professional women in the modern US workplace

As International Women’s Day 2023 approaches, HiBob has once again demonstrated its commitment to celebrating this important event. Continuing our tradition, HiBob commissioned an online national survey in honor of the significance of this special day. Conducted in January 2023, it comprises responses from 2,000 full-time female and male professionals aged 25 and older who worked in a hybrid or in-office workplace in 2021 and 2022. It looks at how women (54%) and men (46%) respondents view gender issues in the workplace with breakdowns by company size, role, profession, and age group.

A top priority for today’s organisations: Investing in an HRIS

How essential is investing in HR software to companies, and what are their most important considerations when looking to invest? To find out, we undertook a research project together with CIPD where we surveyed 1,305 managers based in the UK who have HR decision-making responsibilities and are either junior managers, team leaders, or supervisor levels and above.

HiBob and Workology first quarterly HR Benchmark Survey highlights seismic shifts in modern HR

We recently partnered with Workology, a global HR media company, to launch a continuous HR benchmark survey of US HR professionals. This rolling benchmark study aims to help HR professionals understand how their peers approach HR strategy and programming and monitors how these approaches change and develop. HR professionals who fill out the survey will receive a detailed report with information and critical insights at the end of each quarter.

Australian women professionals in the modern workplace

This research report was commissioned by HiBob in honor of International Women’s Day 2022 and surveyed 1,000 women professionals in Australia. All respondents were 25 and older and were employed full-time in a hybrid or in-office workplace in 2020 and 2021. This report provides insights on professional women’s perceptions about compensation, promotions, the Great Resignation, the influence of company culture, and more. The data also includes breakdowns by company size, role, profession, and age groups, where differences of opinion provide vital insights into the multiplicity of challenges women face in the workplace.

HiBob and Fiverr research: How the Great Resignation is reshaping the workforce

Fiverr Business and HiBob joined forces to survey over 1,000 US-based HR leaders and hiring managers about the current state of their company’s workforce amid the Great Resignation. Top-level findings confirmed people are leaving their jobs rapidly in favor of more flexibility at work and, companies are struggling to find ways to fill talent gaps. Additionally, many people quitting their jobs are not re-entering the workforce. Instead, they're choosing to work for themselves as freelancers or small business owners. To understand how companies are dealing with the Great Resignation in…

“The Great Resignation” is an even greater concern for mid-sized companies

This past August, HiBob conducted a national survey to understand the current sentiment of the U.S. workforce. Amid what industry experts are calling “The Great Resignation,” we wanted to understand what employees want, why they might leave their current jobs, and what HR leaders can do to prevent the “turnover tsunami” from taking their star employees. The study uncovers the reasoning behind the rise in resignations and shows that mid-sized companies (50-1,000 employees) are more likely to see employees quit compared to small (1-50 employees) and large companies (1,000+ employees). …

What’s the connection between onboarding and retention?

Get this: 64% of employees are likely to leave a new job within their first year after having a negative onboarding experience. I bet that shocking number makes you think about your organization's onboarding experience and how your employees respond to it. Our latest study of the state of employee onboarding, as told by 1,000 employees across the United States, gave us insight into what employees hope to get from onboarding and what they need from us in order to succeed. Here are our three major findings: #1: Employees feel…

What we need to ask employees before coming back to the office

As we are preparing to go back to work at the office, we are preparing to meet a new normal. When we were sent home months ago, either to work from home or to shelter-in-place, the world looked different—we commuted, we maybe even drank coffee at the cafe. Now, to bring back the world from the social and economic standstill, we need to get back to our offices in a new way. We were sent home for our own safety—and the new way of work is built to keep us…