Mi, Jun 12th 2024
Swiss employees are increasingly dissatisfied and emotionally detached from their employers, yet few seek new jobs.
Employee satisfaction in Switzerland is on the decline, with many workers lacking emotional attachment to their employers. Despite this dissatisfaction, few employees are actively looking for new jobs.
A recent Gallup study revealed that only 54 % of Swiss employees feel satisfied and confident, a drop of 5 percentage points from the previous survey. This study surveyed nearly 130,000 employees across 145 countries, including around 1,000 in Switzerland.
Alarmingly, less than one in ten Swiss employees are emotionally attached to their employers, placing Switzerland among the lowest in Europe in this regard. Additionally, 81 % are “working to rule,” and 10 % have already resigned internally.
Despite the dissatisfaction, only one in five Swiss employees are looking for a new job, even though 48 % believe it is a good time to find one. Marco Nink, Director of Research & Analytics EMEA at Gallup, suggests that while most Swiss employees are satisfied with their standard of living, they do not perceive a significant boom in the labor market, unlike their counterparts in Germany or Austria.
In comparison with Europe, Swiss employees are slightly more satisfied than the European average of 47% and the DACH region’s 44 %. Scandinavian countries lead in employee satisfaction, with Finland at 73 %, Denmark at 77 %, Iceland at 76 %, the Netherlands at 71 %, and Sweden at 70 %.
In neighboring countries, employee satisfaction is even lower. Germany saw a significant drop of 8 percentage points to 45 %, and Austria decreased by 6 percentage points to 48 %. However, Switzerland fares better in terms of stress levels, with only 30 % of employees reporting stress, compared to 37 % in Europe, 41 % in Germany, and 35 % in Austria. Nink notes that this lower stress level suggests better stress management within Swiss companies, leading to fewer conflicts and irritation in the workplace.
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