Employee wellbeing at SMEs dictated by recognition, flexible working

Legal & General research shows

John Brazier
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Research from Legal & General finds that SME employees value recognition of their work and flexible working highest for their wellbeing.

The Workplace Wellbeing Barometer from Legal & General found that staff at SME firms place the highest priority on their efforts being recognised as the factor that would most improve wellbeing, followed by flexible working options. The research was conducted by Opinium among over 2,000 UK employees and senior managers at firms with 10-249 employees in May this year. Recognition for work well done was highlighted by 45% of employees as having the most positive impact on their wellbeing, a trend also found among line managers (38%) - the very people most employees would look to for ack...

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