Study shows very low number of Zimbabweans feel engaged at work

A Gallup State of the Global Workplace: 2024 Employee Engagement Snapshot shows that Zimbabweans in the workplace are among the least engaged.

“In Zimbabwe, 14 percent of employees are engaged at work,” the report read.

“This compares to the Sub-Saharan Africa regional average of 20 percent and the global average of 23 percent. Employee engagement has remained flat in recent years, based on a three-year rolling average. In this report, employees are defined as adults aged 15 and older who were employed for any number of hours by an employer.”

Employee engagement reflects the involvement and enthusiasm of employees in their work and workplace. Gallup has found that engaged teams drive positive outcomes within organizations. Gallup estimates that low engagement costs the global economy U.S. $8.9 trillion, or 9% of global GDP.

Best-practice organizations across industries and geographies have three-fourths of their managers engaged and seven in 10 non-managers. This is the equivalent of 14 engaged employees for every one actively disengaged employee, a ratio 11 times the global average. Best-practice organizations put a high priority on manager hiring and development, integrate engagement into the entire employee life cycle, and promote employee wellbeing at work.

Zimbabwe has a lot of work to do.

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