Workplace well-being and job performance are heavily influenced by teachers' work engagement. Scientific theories on work engagement have recently gained popularity around the world. Research on the subject has grown in popularity, particularly during COVID-19. pandemic. This research adds to the existing body of knowledge by looking into the impact of work engagement level among teachers from Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. It is considered that the change in the teaching environment and the challenges it brought influenced the feeling of involvement that belonged to a certain set for professional activities, such as physically meeting pupils in a classroom. Data was acquired using an online questionnaire filled out by schoolteachers and then analysed using quantitative research methodologies in order to gain a deeper knowledge of the previously listed concerns. The findings of this study could be useful to any educational stakeholder, as the issues posed by the Covid-19 pandemic are still being addressed, and a cohesive human resources plan should be devised. As a result, the purpose of this study is to analyse the implications of engaged and disengaged teachers in these changing times, as well as to make recommendations for human resource management.
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