EMPLOYEE
HAPPINESS:
IT’S CONTAGIOUS
Happy employees make for healthy
businesses. Sonia Rach investigates the
importance of keeping teams inspired.
T
here’s a long-standing misconception that employee
happiness is HR jargon rather than an intrinsic tool
for incentivising, retaining and recruiting talent. The
key thing that many organisations fail to understand
is the impact of unhappy employees on an overall business
and its growth. Perkbox’s research* found that a third of UK
workers (30%) are unhappy at work and would move jobs for
better benefits.
The power of ‘Thank You’ in business has been an overlooked
and often underestimated resource, yet its influence to
elevate moods, increase engagement and uplift productivity is
profound. Over two thirds (69%) of UK workers rate company
perks and benefits as important to their overall satisfaction
and more than a quarter (26%) rate a lack of reward and
recognition for good work as their number one grievance
at work.
*Research carried out online with 1,072 adults in September 2016
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