2026 Employee Engagement in Indonesia Report 

Mercer’s 2026 Employee Engagement in Indonesia Report reveals a workforce that remains highly engaged, yet increasingly sensitive to issues such as empowerment, communication, career growth, and day-to-day clarity. For organizations operating in Indonesia, this creates both a challenge and an opportunity: to protect engagement strengths while addressing the barriers that can weaken employee confidence, productivity, and retention over time.

This report is designed for HR leaders, business leaders, and people managers who want to better understand employee sentiment in Indonesia and take practical action to improve the employee experience.

In this report, you’ll find:

• Indonesia’s 2026 employee engagement score and how it compares with Southeast Asia and global benchmarks
• The largest year-on-year shifts in employee sentiment, including where scores improved and where they declined.The top drivers of engagement—including the role of career aspirations, leadership confidence, and employee advocacy
• “Bright spots” to protect and amplify—and “hot spots” that can undermine momentum if left unaddressed
• Insights into what organizations in Indonesia are doing well and where employees expect more.

Practical actions for managers and senior leaders to strengthen engagement, career growth, communication, and workplace culture.

What’s inside (section-by-section)

Report sections include:

• Engagement overview (Say/Stay/Strive)
• Top drivers of engagement
• Bright spots & hot spots
• Dimensions and benchmark comparisons
• Change management and decision management
• Enabling infrastructure (process, tools, ways of working)
• Performance management
• Safety, wellbeing, and work/life balance

Why this matters

In Indonesia’s competitive talent market, employee engagement is closely linked to business performance, retention, and long-term workforce resilience. Organizations that listen carefully to employee sentiment — and respond with clear action — are better positioned to attract talent, strengthen leadership effectiveness, and build a more productive workforce.

Mercer works with organizations across Indonesia to help solve critical workforce challenges, from employee experience and engagement strategy to career frameworks, leadership effectiveness, rewards, and organisational transformation.