Work security and well-being are the most crucial factors that Vietnamese employees, especially working parents, would like to focus on in the new normal, reports Vietnam News Summary, citing data from ManpowerGroup Vietnam. Approximately 93% of employees around the world have been affected by the pandemic, according to ManpowerGroup. Due to government support, the country’s business outlook has turned upbeat with 3.5% of the respondents stating that their work had been severely affected by the pandemic.  When asked about returning to work, a majority of the respondents felt positive about going back to the workplace, while 19% were still wary. Amid times of uncertainty, Vietnamese employees have some top priorities in terms of work in the years to come, especially staying healthy, the ability to learn and develop new skill sets, keeping their jobs and improving their work-life balance.

When it came to the benefits of being at the workplace, the respondents highly valued opportunities for collaboration, productivity and efficiency improvement as well as appreciated the office as a way of separating work from home. However, there is still a proportion of respondents who prefer flexibility (in terms of location and schedule) or to work remotely full time. Among the top priorities of Vietnamese employees at work, 78% of the respondents attached great importance to learning and career coaching.