Scottish employees happiest in the country

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  • 45% of Scots happy in their current jobs

New research from Office Angels has found that the Scottish are the happiest at work: 45% of Scots are happy at work compared with just 28% of people in the West Midlands, making them the most unhappy at work. Next happiest are those from Yorkshire (42%) and London (41%).
The research also found:

  • Over a third (36%) of UK workers are happy in their current jobs;
  • 34% of Brits feel neutral about their current job and 30% feel unhappy;
  • Men are slightly happier than women with 39% feeling happy compared with 35% of women;
  • The happiest at work are the over 55s with 44% feeling happy at work compared with 35% of 16-24 year olds;
  • Just a quarter (25%) of over 55s are unhappy at work compared with a third (33%) of 16-24 year olds.

Steve Kirkpatrick, Managing Director of Office Angels, said:

“On the whole people are happy in the UK but it’s north of the border that the UK’s happiest are to be found. This summer is a summer all about celebration and so if morale at work is taking a dip, now is the time to engage the whole workforce – which is better for productivity, fostering loyalty and making your team a happy, winning team”.

 

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Sample: 1114 UK office workers

Pamela Flores is an events professional with experience at Symposium Events, a UK-based conference and events organization. She has worked in editorial and event coordination roles within the HR and expatriate management sector, contributing to the organization of major conferences including the Expatriate Management and Global Mobility conference. Her background spans online editorial work and events management within the professional conference industry.

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