RI employee loyalty lowest in Asia

RI employee loyalty lowest in Asia

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Two out of three Indonesian employees say they would move to a
different company even if the position, field of work and
remuneration were the same as in their current company.

"This indicates a low level of commitment and loyalty that is
quite significant among Indonesian employees. This low level of
commitment is actually 22 percent lower than 10 other Asian
countries," Watson Wyatt, a human resources consultancy, said in
a study titled "WorkIndonesia 2004/2005".

The study is part of the "WorkAsia 2004/2005" study being
carried out in 11 Asia-Pacific countries, and is aimed at
discovering employee perceptions about various issues related to
their work and employers.

According to Lilis Halim, PT Watson Wyatt Indonesia's
president director, more than 8,000 respondents from 46 firms
representing 14 industries in Indonesia participated in the
"WorkIndonesia 200/2005" study.

Around 10 topics related to human resources were covered by
the study, including remuneration and benefits, communication,
employee training and advancement, job satisfaction, leadership
and management effectiveness, supervision, performance
management, work environment, innovation and teamwork, she said.

Besides low commitment, the remuneration and benefits category
was one of the lowest scoring subject categories in both
Indonesia and other Asian countries. Leadership and supervision
issues scored low in Indonesia compared to its Asia Pacific
neighbors.

"Indonesian employees felt they were not receiving adequate
assistance with their career and professional development from
their superiors, when in fact career development opportunities
are one of the things that Indonesian employees most yearn for,
and are most interested in," the study said.