{"id":2661,"date":"2016-06-24T13:39:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T13:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/socscilibrarians\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2024-11-26T17:49:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T17:49:38","slug":"where-are-employees-the-happiest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/socscilibrarians\/2016\/06\/24\/where-are-employees-the-happiest\/","title":{"rendered":"Where are employees the happiest?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Find out in the latest <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edenred.com\/fr\/Edenred-Ipsos-Barometer\/Documents\/Edition2016\/Documents\/presentation-barometre-mai2016-EN.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri\">Edenred-Ipsos Barometer survey<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Ipsos interviewed over 14,000 workers in 15 nations in January 2016.\u00a0 At the top of the ranking were American employees followed by those in China.\u00a0 Issues considered include the work environment, appreciation and emotion.\u00a0 This involves consideration of\u00a0 motivation and the\u00a0 impact of HR policies. The report contains a methodology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Also in 2016 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.indeed.com\/hiring-lab\/indeed-job-happiness-index-2016\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri\">Indeed ranked 35 nations and cities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">.\u00a0 See if their findings differed and remember to consult the methodology used!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">For more in-depth findings<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cipd.co.uk\/hr-topics\/employee-engagement.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri\">CIPD conducts regular surveys of British workers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> . There are questions in the Employee Focus about job satisfaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/wellbeing\/articles\/measuringnationalwellbeing\/2016\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri\">National wellbeing survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> has questions on job satisfaction. In 2016 this recorded (78.0%) adults aged 16 and over in the UK\u00a0 somewhat, mostly or completely satisfied with their job. The Department of Work and Pensions also conducted earlier <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/214526\/rrep751.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri\">surveys on health and well being at work<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">On an EU wide scale try searching the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurofound.europa.eu\/observatories\/eurwork\/comparative-information\/measuring-job-satisfaction-in-surveys-comparative-analytical-report\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri\">European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> for recent national and comparative reports and surveys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">The annual survey from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/research\/surveyfindings\/articles\/pages\/job-satisfaction-and-engagement-report-revitalizing-changing-workforce.aspx\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri\">the Society for Human Resource Management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">. \u00a0covers employee engagement in the USA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">Finally you might want to consider if <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/214326\/hwwb-is-work-good-for-you.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri\">work is good for your health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> in this 2006 UK government report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">If wages make you happy, look at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/value-my-cv\/upload\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri\">the Adzuna website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> where you can use a technology tool to value your CV.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/business\/news\/how-much-are-you-worth-this-tool-can-tell-you-by-looking-at-your-cv-10258749.html\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri\">See the explanation in the independent<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out in the latest Edenred-Ipsos Barometer survey Ipsos interviewed over 14,000 workers in 15 nations in January 2016.\u00a0 At the top of the ranking were American employees followed by those in China.\u00a0 Issues considered include the work environment, appreciation and emotion.\u00a0 This involves consideration of\u00a0 motivation and the\u00a0 impact of HR policies. 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