Just a generation ago, legions of Chinese workers toiled at the factories of state-owned manufacturing firms earning wages to support their families. The children of these workers have since grown up. But instead of being content working under difficult environments, many are expecting much more from their work spaces, surveys show.
Staff in China expect companies to create work environment that fit both their circumstances as well as their aspirations, a survey by human resource consultancy Mercer showed.
Some 62 per cent want their employers to place more emphasis on health and wellness, a trend that is most prevalent among the 20somethings, also known as the millennials.
A big part of the changing expectations is due to the evolution of China’s economy, which has grown rapidly over the past two decades. As a result, workers in the economy have also upgraded their expectations, said Robert Hutton, Head of JLL’s Facilities Management in North Asia.