Employee engagement in tech sector hit the most by Covid, says report

This ongoing crisis has created a large supply-demand imbalance as companies fail to meet their talent needs

Employee engagement and retention has emerged as the worst-hit aspect of organisations in the technology sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report.

The other four aspects impacted the most by the pandemic were revenue, client engagement, new clients & projects, and employee productivity, the report by PeopleAsset, an executive search & talent advisory firm, said.

The report said that in a survey of senior leaders across functions and industries, 88.9% of leaders agreed that COVID-19 has had a profound impact on their organizations, with the same number observing that employee engagement and retention were the hardest hit.