Happiness and joy in the workplace? Once, it might have been a paradox. Today, however, companies are showing a growing interest in the health, well-being, and happiness of their employees, as the latter has been proved highly correlated with lower absenteeism and turnover percentages and higher overall efficiency. Annual work climate surveys and pulse surveys, which are conducted at shorter intervals, measure the satisfaction, commitment and pride that each employee feels, in an attempt to identify the factors that make employees joyful and happy in their daily tasks.

“Happiness” at work

HR Pulse Results, July – August 2021

How happiness at work is related to work life and business results? What are the ‘vitamins’ that affect happiness within the organizational environment? What do organizations do to come up with happy, satisfied and committed employees?
This is what the readers, who answered the HR pulse questionnaire in July – August 2021 issue, believe:

7 out of 10 survey participants feel that happiness at work is strongly related mainly to an increase in engagement, followed by an increase in productivity and a culture of inclusion, both of which are of equal importance.
The most important ‘vitamin’ that reinforce happiness at work is ‘the career prospects’ (50%). Moreover, participants feel that the following 4 ‘vitamins’ are less but equally important (38%): opportunities for participation in decision-making, work challenges, additional benefits and work-life balance.
Last but not least, organizations seem to adopt recognition and reward schemes (50%) and open and constant communication (38%) in order to achieve higher level of happiness within the work environment. Less is done in the field of personal and team development programs (25%), as well as in the field of well-being programs for the employees (13%).