Scitex Recruitment Unveils 2025 Workforce Report With Insights To Shape Employment Strategies

Scitex Recruitment, leading the charge to make Mondays more exciting, proudly announces the launch of its 2025 Workforce Report. Set to empower local employers in sculpting the future of their workforce, this comprehensive report shares insight and guidance amidst evolving employment landscapes, in the hope of helping employers and employees engineer better Mondays across Aotearoa.

Released on April 29th 2025, the Scitex Workforce Report represents data garnered from 2,436 survey responses from employees and business leaders (over the last 12 months), the report surfaces timely, actionable insights for employers seeking to retain talent and boost performance.

Key findings from the report illuminate the evolving paradigms of employee engagement and retention, but also life in New Zealand.

Surprisingly, only about 23% employees in New Zealand exhibit unwavering allegiance to their current employer, with the majority (77%) either actively seeking new opportunities or remaining open to them, the study noted. This, Managing Director of Scitex, Gareth Robertson, believes “is largely a result of the macro-economic environment we all in currently. Uncertain economic conditions aren’t seen as a safe time for job seekers to be moving employers – but many New Zealanders have clearly considered their back up plan, should their work or employer be impacted”.

The study dived into the impact and prevalence of restructures across New Zealand organisations; 43% stated that their employer had restructured in the last 12 months, 24% reported being personally impacted (by restructures or changes to roles). “Seeing data suggest 4 in 10 organisations restructured in the last year isn’t a surprise, we saw ‘company stability’rise sharply up the list of aspects which job seekers enquire about when considering new roles; in this year’s report we now see ‘poor management’ as the joint number one reason for leaving their current employer (42%), showing some level of discontent with their working environment, situation or leadership”, Robertson stated. “On the flip side, this represents a superb opportunity for leaders to reflect on their priorities, practices and policies moving forward, to ensure they are desirable for talent to invest their future in – one or two new initiatives can make a huge difference.”

The report confirmed what we've been witnessing in the AI landscape: AI adoption is rapidly becoming a competitive differentiator for organisations and employees alike. “1 in 2 job seekers are now leveraging AI tools to enhance their career prospects, they are levelling up to give themselves an advantage” states Robertson. “This isn't surprising considering that research shows employers are willing to pay up to 30% more for AI-skilled staff, yet 70% struggle to find this talent”, Robertson suggests.

Flexibility & Work life Balance continue to be the foundation of employee satisfaction – it is an employer’s strongest benefit they can offer, from consistent remote work options to accommodating personal commitments seamlessly. And interestingly, flexibility has irreversible allure, with Robertson noting that “employees can find it hard to go back to more traditional and rigid workplaces once they’ve immersed themselves in and benefited from a flexible workplace – one enabling them to thrive in life overall; moving back to the traditional employer can be a hard pill to swallow.” As a result, employers offering genuinely flexible workplaces may garner stronger employee retention.

The report also derived insights by generation, to show the key drivers of each main working generation in New Zealand. “Gen Z are most likely resigned due to feeling underpaid; those in middle life such as Millennials and Gen X leave to seek out better career prospects, and Baby Boomers often leave due to poor management”, Robertson says.

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