The monthly Index for May reports a National Work Happiness
Score of 6.7/10, indicating Canadian workers' happiness is on the
rise.
TORONTO, May 31, 2023
/CNW/ - The ADP Canada monthly Happiness@Work Index
("Index") for May 2023 reveals Gen Zs are bouncing back
from their lowest score to date in April. Those located in
Alberta, on the contrary, are
showing the steepest month-over-month decrease in their Work
Happiness Scores.
The National Work Happiness Score for
May 2023 is 6.7/10, representing
an increase of 0.1 points from April
2023.
"The data for May is showing – for the most part – an upward
trend across the board, which is promising to see as we head into
the summer months and the second half of the year," says
Heather Haslam, Vice President of
Marketing, ADP Canada. "This time of year also presents an
opportunity for employers to take a pulse on current employee
satisfaction, which can be done through feedback surveys to better
understand the needs of their employees and areas for improvement
for the remainder of the year."
May
2023 Happiness@Work Index Highlights
- National Work Happiness Score:
6.7/10 (+0.1) *
- Indicator Breakdown
-
- Primary Indicator:
6.9/10 (+0.1) *
- Secondary Indicators:
-
- Work-Life Balance and Flexibility: 6.9/10
- Compensation and Benefits:
6.3/10 (+0.1) *
- Recognition and Support:
6.7/10 (+0.2) *
- Options for Career Advancement: 6.1/10 (+0.2)
*
The May Index reveals that the primary
indicator of worker happiness is at 6.9, an increase from April
(6.8/10) and means that 44 per cent of workers in Canada say they feel satisfied with their
current role and responsibilities. The top secondary indicators
continue to be work-life balance and recognition. Despite
compensation & benefits and options for career advancement
showing the lowest levels of satisfaction across all secondary
indicators, they have improved when compared to April.
The May Index also reveals positive changes for most
Canadian workers across generations and regions around their
feelings of happiness in the workplace:
National Work Happiness Score:
Generational Snapshot
- Boomers (56-75): 7.2/10 (-0.1) *
- Gen-Z (18-24): 6.9/10
(+0.5) *
- Millennials (25-40): 6.8/10 (+0.2) *
- Gen-X (41-55):
6.5/10
Regional Work Happiness Score
Snapshot
- Québec:
7.0/10 (+0.4) *
- Atlantic Canada:
7.0/10 (+0.4) *
- British Columbia:
6.9/10
- Ontario:
6.6/10
- Sask/Manitoba:
6.5/10 (+0.4) *
- Alberta:
6.5/10 (-0.4)
*
*Variation against
April 2023 scores
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"While Boomers continue to be the happiest working generation,
we are seeing significant improvements with Millennial and Gen Z
workers this month. The positive shift is a result of an increase
in reported satisfaction with work-life balance and flexibility,
which is an area that we continue to see play a critical role for
the younger workforce when it comes to workplace happiness and
retention," continues Haslam.
About the Happiness@Work
Index Methodology
The Happiness@Work Index is measured monthly through a
survey fielded by Maru Public Opinion on behalf of ADP Canada and
is undertaken by the sample and data collection experts at
Maru/Blue. The survey is run in the first week of each reported
month for consistency purposes and asks over 1,200 randomly
selected employed Canadian adults (including both employees and
self-employed individuals) who are Maru
Voice Canada online panelists to rate workplace factors on a
scale from 1 to 10. Discrepancies in or between totals when
compared to the data tables are due to rounding.
The results are weighted by education, age, gender and region
(and in Québec, language) to match the population, according to
Census data. This is to ensure the sample is representative of the
entire adult population of Canada. For comparison purposes, a
probability sample of this size has an estimated margin of error
(which measures sampling variability) of +/-2.8%, 19 times out of
20.
The Index will continue to be published on the last
Wednesday of the month, with the next scheduled findings due for
publication on Wednesday, June 28,
2023.
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SOURCE ADP Canada Co.