Quebecers are the happiest workers in Canada even though half of them believe that companies are not doing enough to improve their well-being.
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This is according to a recent survey conducted on behalf of Indeed and Forrester.
The data collected indicates that Quebec is the happiest province in the country when it comes to work. In fact, 66% of Quebec respondents said they were happy at work most of the time, compared to 59% of British Columbians, 55% of Ontarians and 51% of Albertans.
To measure well-being at work, the team of researchers behind this probe looked at four criteria: the feeling of usefulness, satisfaction, happiness and the level of stress felt at work.
“A mix between these four criteria would allow a perfect and complete measure of employee well-being. It would also explain how policy makers and statistical agencies in OECD countries measure the various dimensions of wellbeing,” said Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Professor of Economics and Director of the Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Oxford, in the document.
Thus, the survey reveals that for 87% of Quebecers questioned, their work should bring them “more than just a paycheque”, compared to an average of 85% for Canada as a whole.
While 58% of respondents in Quebec believe that the well-being and happiness of employees are a guarantee of success for a company, half however believe that they do not do enough.
Nationally, 34% of respondents said their expectations for happiness at work have increased over the past year.
Slightly less than half of Canadians (44%) consider that they are not fairly compensated for their work. In addition, a strong majority (88%) indicated that their job influences their happiness at home.
The survey was conducted among 2,546 Canadian workers.
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