Wellbeing | Staff happier but risk of burnout high

Despite the growing concerns over worker wellbeing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, new data from Glint has found that at the end of 2020, workers were happier than they were in the same period in 2019.

Glint’s analysis, which was aggregated from over 9million employee engagement survey responses from companies across the globe, found that happiness at work rose by a total of 5.4% in December of 2020.

The retail industry, one of the sectors more harshly impacted by the pandemic, actually saw the biggest increase, jumping by a total of 11% from January to December 2020. This was closely followed by financial services at 9.61% and the tech sector at 6.76%.

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In response to the pandemic, many organisations have rolled out more support and initiatives to help staff members. Glint’s analysis suggested that the rise in worker happiness may reflect the sense of gratitude among staff for having job security during these uncertain times.