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the great workforce adaptation

95% of employers look at 2026 with optimism and believe their business is on track for growth, but just 51% of talent feel the same way. How will you take the lead to help people use their skills, technology and multigenerational collaboration to take on this year’s growth goals?

With insights from over 26,000 workers and 1,200 employers, Randstad’s 23rd Workmonitor outlines how businesses and talent can adapt together in a future of work defined by contradiction. 

Access the report to reveal critical disconnects that talent leaders will need to navigate to embrace the Great Workforce Adaptation, bridge the confidence gap and enable growth for everyone. 

  • The AI gap: Businesses race to embrace a new way of working, but half of talent believe it will have a limited impact on their roles.
  • Managers’ role in creating stability: Trust in senior leadership has dipped, but the bond between people and their managers is strengthening.
  • Self-defined success: Employers understand autonomy is important to talent, but finding the right balance remains a challenge.
     

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Dive into the 2026 Workmonitor research with our experts on March 3, at 4 p.m. CET.

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2026 employer and talent trends

me and
the world

65%

of talent want employers to invest more in AI skills development.
How will you use AI to augment tasks while still inspiring the value that only people can deliver?

me and
my team

63%

of workers feel more connected to their managers than their companies as a whole.
Explore the role managers play in unlocking the advantages of a multigenerational workforce.

self-defined success

72%

of employers believe greater autonomy leads to higher engagement, productivity and retention.
Find out how talent defines success and what levers employers are using to inspire the best from their people.





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about the 2026 workmonitor research

Now in its 23rd year, the Randstad Workmonitor explores the views of working people and employers in 35 markets across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. It provides an inside look at their attitudes, ambitions and expectations as the world of work continues to transform. The 2026 findings indicate how businesses and talent can adapt together to unlock growth in what is described as the “Great Workforce Adaptation.”

Conducted online in Q4 of 2025 by Evalueserve, the survey gauges the perceptions of 26,824 workers and 1,225 employers in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay.

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