Analysis

March 5, 2019

The startup helping to manage millennials

Engaging the millennial workforce is not just for big enterprises; startups are interested too.


Mimi Billing

6 min read

Millennials demand a lot more of their employers than the older generations. Photo credit: Brooke Cagie/Unsplash

The days where companies can offer a payslip and a pension to their employees, and still keep them happy, are coming to an end.

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Peakon's founding team, from left: Dan Rogers (CSO), Phil Chambers (CEO), Christian Holm (CTO) and Kasper Hulthin (COO)
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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