New data shows league table of happiness at work – HR News

Posted on Aug 22, 2022 Domiciliary care workers are the happiest shift workers in a league table of professions, according to new data released by Deputy, the leading workforce management app. Almost nine in ten (88%) shifts worked by domiciliary care workers resulted in them feeling ‘happy’ last quarter, compared to just one in five (21%) for care home staff. The data has been recorded using Deputy’s new Shift Pulse feature. Workers rate how they’re feeling at the end of their shift on a sliding scale from ‘stressed’, to ‘frustrated’, ‘ok’, ‘good’ and ‘happy’. More than 88,000 UK shifts were measured between 1 April and 30 June 2022. Workers recording a ‘happy’ score at the end of their shift were ranked as follows: Domiciliary care: 88%Pharmacies and chemists: 71%Cafes & coffee shops: 57%Fast food & take out: 52%Pubs & bars: 51%Retail: 43%Cleaning: 39%Restaurants: 38%Healthcare: 31%Care home staff: 21% David Kelly, General Manager for EMEA at Deputy, said: “It’s great to see so many happy shift workers from the domiciliary care sector. We all know that every business is only as good as its team, especially in care. Not only is it vital to look after your team for their own wellbeing,…
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