Manageritalia, in the tertiary sector, hires are restarting to get out of the crisis and create growth

How much and how did the impact of the pandemic on Italian companies change corporate organizations before the lockdown? The answers come from the research ‘Manageritalia restart: The work after Covid 19’ carried out by the homonymous association of Italian executives in the tertiary sector in collaboration with AstraRicerche. Over 1000 managers of as many third sector companies (out of 38,000 associated executives) interviewed on the ways in which the exit from the emergency is being addressed, including regularization of smart working, signs of growth and the search for new technological skills. For Manageritalia president Mario Mantovani: “The results of the research show a generalized growth trend of companies in the Tertiary sectors, in some of them even compared to the pre-pandemic years. Positive signs that give us hope for recovery after the emergency , overcome also thanks to the qualities of Italian managers. Now companies and executives need to be able to count on specialized skills that too many Italian workers still lack “. Almost all companies start growing again. The Manageritalia and AstraRicerche survey highlights comforting data on the 2021 trend: 62% of managers see their turnover growing compared to 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, 30% see substantial stability, only 10% a decrease, however destined to be reabsorbed by 2023. Recruitments are resuming in search of new skills. The freeze on layoffs did not stop new hires: more than half of the companies have, however, increased the workforce. After unblocking, only 22% plan to lay off, while 65% plan to hire young workers with new skills (61.8%).