Employee survey finds 'improvement' in manager performance but 'reduction' in quality of life

According to findings from Perkbox

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The Perkbox survey looked at 10 workplace drivers, gathering responses from over 4,000 UK employees

Perkbox, the employee experience platform, has announced the average yearly ratings for what it considers to be 10 key workplace drivers, including ‘quality of life', ‘strategy and leadership' and ‘career opportunities'. The findings are based on responses from over 4,000 UK employees. Analysing the results from their insight survey, Perkbox found that ‘manager performance' had shown significant improvement over the last year, receiving a score of 4.08 out of 5 in July 2019, and was the highest ranking driver. The ‘reward & recognition' results had worsened, ranking last out of all 10...

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