Over-worked managers and under-supported staff cast a shadow over workforce happiness according to new research by the CIPD.
The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has today launched the UK Working Lives survey, which seeks to establish how good job quality is in the UK. This new and comprehensive annual survey looks at seven dimensions of job quality gathered from widespread research and measures how important each one is to people in work.
The analysis of the seven dimensions that affect job quality also shows that improving the elements of work that most impact workers well-being has a greater effect on job quality than any of the other factors. The CIPD believes that organisations who are looking for the first step in improving job quality in their own workplaces would be wise to look at well-being as a starting point.
Jonny Gifford, senior adviser for organisational behaviour at the CIPD, said:
“In terms of overall solutions, the message is clear: healthy workers are happy and productive workers. If there’s one ultimate aim in job quality it should be to improve the well-being of our workers.”
Further details on the research can be found at: http://www.onrec.com/news/statistics-and-trends/over-worked-managers-and-under-supported-staff-casts-a-shadow-over
