“In our country, the satisfaction of middle and top managers is growing but we are still far from optimal levels.” This was said by Carlos Soave, managing director of Hays Italia who compared the satisfaction levels of a sample of 36 thousand professionals, mainly concentrated among middle and top managers, from 12 countries. For Italy, 2,200 were interviewed: from the responses, our country ranks at the bottom of the rankings. But let’s see the data that emerged.
Satisfaction with work…
In 2023 the percentage of Italians satisfied with their work grew, reaching 61%: a very important growth, if we think that in 2022 it was 47%. However, Italy is in second to last place: in first place we find the Czech Republic where 78% are satisfied, followed by Romania and the United Kingdom (73%), Ireland (72%), Belgium and the Netherlands (70%), from Hungary (69%), from Poland (67%), from Spain (66%), from France (62%). Italy comes in eleventh place where the percentage of middle and top managers satisfied with their work is 61%, while Portugal comes in last with 49%.
…for the salary
Dissatisfaction with work reveals many aspects, including salary. If, in fact, we ask interviewees whether they are satisfied with their compensation, there is a certain consistency with the general picture. Italy climbs a few positions, but always remains in the last places: in this case in ninth followed by Spain, Poland and Portugal. In first place is the Czech Republic where 77% of middle and top managers are satisfied with the remuneration package they have, followed by Belgium and Romania, where the share drops to 69%, the Netherlands (66%), the United United (62%), France and Hungary (60%) and Ireland. Only following comes Italy with 57%, which does better than Spain (53%), Poland (48%) and Portugal (40%).
The elements of the package offered to people
The photograph fits into the context of the dynamic Italian labor market, with the employment rate which in February rose to almost 62% and where the employment requirement remains very high, despite the presence of a strong misalignment between demand and supply of work . «According to Unioncamere estimates, the difficulty in finding staff cost Italy almost 44 billion euros in 2023, so it is essential that companies invest in improving the level of satisfaction of employees to retain them», interprets Soave. Worker satisfaction is an increasingly complex issue, where a good balance between the remuneration package and other factors is needed. According to Soave «we need to focus on the intangible needs of employees and not just the salary. Benefits, work-life balance, a stimulating work environment and growth opportunities are essential aspects for workers today, and increasingly influence their career choices. Companies, especially small ones, must therefore initiate a radical cultural change if they want to improve their reputation and be more attractive on the market.”
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2024-04-23 09:18:35
