Technology
+10pp
Recruitment
+12pp
Skills development
+14pp
Growing internationally
+14pp
Technology
Key takeaways
Net 43% expect to increase their investment in technology
This is a +10 percentage point (pp) increase compared to Dec ‘23
+3pp above the rolling average since January 2021 (40%)
Net 15% expect to reduce their investment in technology – a -9pp decrease compared to Dec
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Recruitment
Key takeaways
Net 38% expect to increase their investment in recruitment
This is a +12 percentage point (pp) increase compared to Dec ‘23
This is also +4pp above the rolling average since January 2021 (34%)
12% expect to reduce their investment in recruitment- halved since Dec ‘23
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Employee wellbeing
Key takeaways
Net 37% expect to increase their investment in employee wellbeing
This is a +9 percentage point (pp) increase compared to the last round in June
This is also +1pp higher than the rolling average since March 2021 (36%)
Net 10% expect to reduce their investment in employee wellbeing – a -9pp decrease compared to June
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Employee rewards and benefits
Key takeaways
Net 38% expect to increase their investment in employee reward and benefits
This is a +9percentage point (pp) increase compared to the last round in June
This is also +2pp above the rolling average since March 2021 (36%)
Net 8% expect to reduce their investment levels – lowest number ever recorded
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R&D
Key takeaways
Net 38% expect to increase investment in R&D
-2 percentage point (pp) decrease compared to June ’23
+2pp above average investment increase expectations (36%, since Jan ’21)
Net 9% expect to reduce investment levels – -5pp reduction from June ‘2
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Growing internationally
Key takeaways
Net 41% expect to increase investment in growing in international markets
+13 percentage point (pp) increase compared to Dec ’23
+5pp above average profit growth expectation (36%, since Jan ’21)
Net 16% expect to reduce investment levels – -10pp drop compared to Dec ‘23
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ESG
Key takeaways
Net 28% expect to increase investment in ESG factors
-8 percentage point (pp) decrease compared to Aug ‘23
-5pp below average investment growth expectations (33%, since Apr ’22)
22% expect to reduce investment in ESG – doubled from Aug 2023
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Skills development
Key takeaways
Net 45% expect to increase investment in skills development
+14 percentage point increase from Dec ‘23
+7pp above average investment increase expectations (38%, since Jan ’21)
11% expect to reduce their investment levels
+4pp increase compared to Dec ‘23
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