ManpowerGroup research examines employee perceptions and finds that stress is a widespread problem. Commercial director Becky Frankiewicz talks about the importance of work-life balance, professional development and staff retention training.
Stress you lack of professional advancement opportunities: In the survey conducted by the American personnel selection company, those who are not satisfied with the salary are the negative factors that stand out other than the salary. ManpowerGroup.
Data collected shows half of workers in 10 European countries suffering daily work stressand one-third say they do not believe there are enough opportunities to achieve their professional goals. The third is considering changing jobs in the next six months And 58% confident they can find another job This meets your needs.
HE Global Talent Barometerpublished by ManpowerGroupIt offers information on employee well-being, job satisfaction and confidence in 16 countries, 10 of which are in Europe. ‘Euronews Business World‘ provides an in-depth analysis of the specific results of the European countries surveyed.
Work stress: A common problem across Europe
The survey reveals that work stress is common in Europe, as in the rest of the world, with an average of 48% of employees across 10 European countries. Report daily stress at worklevels vary significantly from one country to another.
Workers Holland It follows with 34% reporting the lowest stress levels. Norwaywith 40% and Switzerlandwith 46%. Stress levels in the other three major European economies (the UK, Germany and France) match the European average of 48%.
Despite these significant stress levels, two-thirds, or 65%, of employees feel supported in maintaining their work-life balance and personal well-being. France recorded the lowest support It follows with 59 percent Germany and Switzerland, with 60%. On the contrary, Workers in the Netherlands announce highest level of support Perceived by 73%.
The majority think their work is meaningful
The majority of European workers (82%) also think so The work they do has meaning and purpose. Although Italy has the lowest index in this indicator, it is still relatively high at 75%. Germany you Poland They rank first with 87 percent.
Holland According to an index derived from the four key variables in the chart, it recorded the highest overall well-being of employees at 73%. On the contrary, Italy (60%) years France (61%) registered lowest levels of worker welfare.
The third is considering changing jobs
“How likely is it that you will change jobs on your own initiative in the next six months?” 34% of European workers answered “probably” or “very likely” low job satisfaction among this group. This figure is close to the European average in most countries and is at least 28% in Europe. Norway and up to 37% Poland.
Finding meaning at work and considering quitting: a paradox?
Even though 82% believe this The work you do has meaning and purpose, a third are considering changing jobs and half are victims of work stress. Is this a paradox? “We do not believe that these different factors of worker sentiment are mutually exclusive. In our experience, “Many of our employees find meaning in their work, even when it is stressful.”The ManpowerGroup Global Insights team explains to ‘Euronews Business’:
Employee-employer relationship “at the crossroads”
commercial director of ManpowerGroup, Becky FrankiewiczHe believes that the employee-employer relationship is at a crossroads. “People expect work to offer them more. More balance. More options. More humanity. More than a salary“he says.
He emphasized that this was the only purpose not enough to retain talent. “Employees are looking for workplaces that offer services in more than one area: mental health support and reconciling work and family life with professional development and skills training.”
One quarter fear losing their job
71% of employees in 10 European countries trust that you won’t have to leave your current job in the next six months. However, a quarter (25%) expressed concern about job loss, while the remaining 4% were neutral on the issue.
Least fear of job loss recorded Norwaywhere only 18% of employees are concerned. On the contrary, Three in 10 workers in Spainand Poland (both 29%) say they are most concerned due to involuntary job loss.
More than half are confident they will find a new job
Job search confidence (the percentage of people who believe they can find another job that meets their needs within the next six months) is found by nearly six in 10 (58%). However, there are significant differences between countries. The lowest trust was recorded in Italy (48%), followed by Sweden (49%), while the highest levels were recorded in the Netherlands (66%) and the United Kingdom (65%).
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One third (35%) of respondents believe this There are not enough opportunities for promotion or movement within your organization To achieve your professional goals. This perception is greater Norway (41%) followed by Switzerland (39%) Swedish (38%). On the contrary, only 27% of employees Holland They see a ceiling in their current workplace, citing a lack of opportunities to achieve their career goals.
Explaining the possible reasons for this difference, the Insights team found that employee satisfaction Holland was at its highest level, meanwhile Norway was located below. “We believe this is the most important factor.” good employer practices. “For example, 42 percent of workers in the Netherlands reported receiving training in the last six months, compared to 37 percent of their counterparts in Norway,” they explained.
This report is based on data collected from the following sources: More than 12,000 workers. In addition 10 European countriesThe world average includes data from six others: Australia, Canada, America, Japan, Mexican you Singapore.
