In the current tight economic scenario, if employees are facing job losses, then employers too are struggling to retain employees and meet their expectations.

A survey of 200 senior executives shows that only 14 per cent found their organisation employee-friendly.

Around 29 per cent said the culture in their organisation was performance oriented, 20 per cent found it customer-focused, 19 per cent said it was entrepreneurial and 18 per cent said their workplace culture was innovation-friendly.

“The results are interesting but not surprising. Post-recession, most companies have become cautious and bottom line-focused. Investors and other stakeholders are putting pressure on organisations to perform. Even the macroeconomic environment is uncertain… hence it is imperative for organisations to mould their culture towards performance and productivity,” Mr Ronesh Puri, Managing Director, Executive Access, the head-hunting firm that carried out the survey, said in a release.

He said there was a perception of “unfriendliness” as most organisations, to cut expenses, had trimmed down perks and frills and payouts had become performance-oriented.

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