Assessing the Behaviour of Generation Z in the Labour Market from an Organizational Perspective

Currently, there are three generations on the labour market—X, Y and Z—working together, with different values and attitudes to working life. The objective of this chapter is to assess the behaviour of Generation Z in the labour market, in particular the weaknesses observed from employers. Under the current conditions, Generation Z differs from other generations in the labour market, having different values in their work. At the same time, there are also certain problems or weaknesses related to the workplace, observed in Generation Z. In order to achieve the research objective, an eight-item questionnaire was developed to reflect the problems or weaknesses of Generation Z youth who have recently been employed in organizations. The sample included 288 organizations, and respondents (company managers or HR managers) had to identify which of the eight items (problems/weaknesses) characterize this generation in the professional environment. In order to have a more comprehensive analysis, the assessment of Generation Z was carried out on four categories of employees: auxiliary personnel, workers, specialists and managers. SPSS was used for data processing and Chi-Square test of association and correspondence analysis were applied. The results show that the weaknesses recorded in Generation Z differ from one category of employees to another. Urban organizations also highlighted some weaknesses of Generation Z, while rural ones—others.