HR global workforce trivia questions – test your knowledge

As HR professionals, having sight and knowledge of key metrics about our workforce is key to informing decisions.

But how well do you know the makeup of the UK workforce, and the rest of the world? We’ve compiled 7 trivia questions to test your HR knowledge.

Have a go and see how you do! We’re looking for a percentage for each answer.

All of these questions have been compiled using statistics, research and data included in our library of eBooks, whitepapers and reports. You can access and download all of our eBooks here, for free!

Answers are provided at the end of this blog.

HR global workforce trivia questions

1. What percentage of organisations have a wellbeing strategy?

2. What percentage of employees feel their benefits align with what’s important to them?

3. Italy ranks as the European country with the lowest employee engagement, what’s their rate?

4. Regularly using annual leave can boost productivity by how much?

5. What percentage of the global workforce is hybrid or fully remote?

6. What percentage of Gen Y (Millennial) workers are also caregivers?

7. How much higher is the sickness absence rate in the UK vs the US?

Here are the answers…

1. 53%

2. 21%

3. 5%

4. 40%

5. 28%

6. 20%

7. 1.3% (UK absence rate is 3.4%, whilst the US is 2.1%)

Did any of these answers surprise you?

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Georgina Mackintosh

Georgina Mackintosh is an accomplished copywriter and marketing professional with a background that spans several industries. Her writing focuses on HR topics such as employee wellbeing, engagement and experience - as well as absence management best practice, how-to guides and news from the HR sector.