Why money isn’t everything for Gen Z workers in Malaysia


Employers must embrace new practices to attract fresh blood into talent pool, say experts

GENERATION Z (Gen Z) employees – the freshest faces to enter the job market – have sometimes been deemed to be difficult to satisfy by employers as they look for things beyond monetary fulfilment.

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