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Skills Consulting Group s Work Wellbeing survey of about 1600 staff and human resources managers put health workers, teachers and tradies at the top of the list of those most dissatisfied with their workplace.
Non-office workers such as production workers, retail staff, drivers, nurses, tradespeople and teachers had an overall wellbeing score of 59 percent compared with 65 percent for office workers.
Across all measures, non-office workers rated their employers lower.
An industry breakdown showed healthcare workers scored wellbeing at 56 percent, followed by construction and trades at 57 percent, with education, retail and agriculture workers at 58 percent.
According to the
Skills Consulting Group
Work Wellbeing Index, which surveyed nearly 1500 Kiwi
workers,
New Zealand has an overall work wellbeing
score of 62 out of 100, with construction coming in at
55.
The Index measures what’s really important to
Kiwi workers in the workplace; what contributes to their
workplace wellbeing; and if they feel their current
organisation has a wellbeing culture.
It measures
existing wellbeing initiatives in Kiwi workplaces, providing
a path to improvement.
“We know that work wellbeing
is important – that’s a no-brainer,” says Skills
Consulting Group General Manager of Wellbeing, Jane
Kennelly.
“The Work Wellbeing Index takes that
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