Even against the backdrop of a pandemic, talent management has taken on a greater importance within an organisation. A major aspect of this is employee happiness – a topic oftentimes misperceived by organisations as an easy task for HR leaders to manage. In reality, it is a complex issue that has crucial implications on your company’s survival and success.

Headhunters Recruitment Consultancy and You Go carried out an online survey with over 10,000 hiring managers and candidates across a wide range of industries and 12 APAC markets from 27 December 2019 to 6 February 2020, before the Covid-19 outbreak was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation. The survey explored the levels of happiness in the APAC workforce, drivers of happiness and potential benefits of a happy workforce, even amid the new normal.