OPORTUNIDADES Y NEGOCIOS CHILE - SUIZA

Opportunity Within Chile’s Partnership With
Switzerland
The nations of Chile and Switzerland have a unique
international relationship, which has only become
increasingly collaborative in recent years through its
agreements on trade, investments, taxation and
other mutually beneficial arrangements. Together,
this partnership has worked to boost economic
relations between the two, and tackle issues from
climate change to water sustainability.
workers are no more likely to be engaged at work
than their less-educated counterparts.
Chile vs. Switzerland
Employee Engagement by Level of Education
Elementary
school or less
Less than tertiary
education
Tertiary
complete
Latin America 28% 27% 37%
& the Caribbean
Europe 12% 11% 12%
Similar percentages of adults in each country’s
population (36% for Chile; 39% for Switzerland) have
what Gallup considers a good job, which it defines as
working 30+ hours per week for an employer who
provides a regular paycheck. Good jobs are essential
to a thriving economy, a growing middle class, a
booming entrepreneurial sector and, most
importantly, human development. Creating these
types of jobs should be the first priority for business
and government leaders everywhere, in both Chile
and Switzerland.
Chile vs. Switzerland
Payroll to population and Employee Engagement
Payroll to
population
Chile 36% 39%
Switzerland 39% 11%
Employee
Engagement
But not all of these good jobs are great jobs in either
country. Chile’s 39% of engaged employees is more
than three times higher than the number in
Switzerland (11%); however, both of these figures
are more in line with numbers in their respective
regions than each other (29% for Latin America and
the Caribbean; 11% for Western Europe) and need to
be considered within that context.
But workplace engagement shakes out differently in
Europe than it does in Latin America. While
engagement levels are the highest among the most
educated workers in Latin America, Europe’s educated
These differences in engagement by level of education
in Europe and Latin America could be a reflection of
the higher inequality – and the resulting lack of social
cohesion – in Latin American societies, which could
spill into the workplace. This is another area where
further investment in the educational system will help
Chile. Not only will it help prepare the workforce to
innovate and work more productively, it may also
alleviate social tension at the workplace and create a
more collaborative and peaceful work environment
that may translate into well-being for workers.
But beyond missed opportunities for productivity,
inefficient use of workers’ talents in either Chile or
Switzerland may be affecting workers’ lives and
ultimately costing society at large. People’s careers
help shape their identity and well-being, so it makes
sense that Gallup’s global surveys reveal that people
with a good job tend to rate their present and future
lives more positively than those who don’t have a
good job.
Contacto GALLUP:
www.gallup.com
Julie Ray (Writer of World Poll)
Jesús Ríos (Regional Director)
El ranking formulado por Adecco, la escuela de
negocios francesa Insead y el Human Capital
Leadership Institute, miden la capacidad de
atracción, desarrollo y retención del talento en 93
naciones, situando a los chilenos en el puesto 27 a
nivel mundial.
La segunda versión del Índice Global de
Competitividad del Talento (GTCI), elaborado por el
Grupo Adecco, junto a Insead y el Human Capital
Leadership Institute, ubicó a Suiza en el primer lugar
de dicho ranking, mientras que Chile logró el primer
puesto en Latinoamérica.
El GTCI mide la capacidad que presentan diversas
naciones para gestionar el talento a través de la
atracción, crecimiento y retención de éste,
evaluando y comparando a 93 países.
Dentro de las variables investigadas, Chile destaca en
la actividad empresarial de nuevos productos,
COMPETITIVIDAD DEL TALENTO
SUIZA LIDERA ÍNDICE GLOBAL, CHILE OBTIENE
EL PRIMER LUGAR EN LATINOAMÉRICA
inversión extranjera y sostenibilidad. A su vez, los
resultados más bajos obtiene en exportación de
habilidades profesionales y en el ingreso de
estudiantes internacionales. Entre los aspectos
positivos presentes en el caso de Suiza, están la
estabilidad política, calidad de las escuelas y
desarrollo continuo en la formación del personal.
Tras Suiza, quienes obtienen el segundo y tercer
lugar del ranking son Singapur y Luxemburgo,
respectivamente. En Latinoamérica, Costa Rica (38) y
Panamá (42) fueron los dos primeros países que
siguieron a Chile, posicionando éste último como un
indiscutido líder de la zona, ubicándose once puestos
sobre la nación que obtuvo el segundo lugar de dicho
sector.
Para el estudio completo,
consultas@adecco.cl o www.adecco.cl
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