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Employers are still viewing Gen Z as the 'future' workforce and leaders when they are well and truly here already, an academic and futurist says.

Research shows that within the next two years at least one in five workers in Australia will be Gen Z, Dr Ben Hamer tells HR Daily.

"Not only are they visible, they're very vocal," he says. "And so I think there's this appreciation that we need to better understand who they are, what they look for from an employer, and how do we attract and retain this talent."

Technology is a key aspect here, with Hamer noting that Gen Z are the most starkly different generation to enter workplaces for some time. He calls them "digi sapiens", in that technology is all they've ever known, compared to Millennials – "digital natives" – who had to transition into using it...