Research: 'The Meaning of Work' report 2019

Number-crunching by recruitment portal Indeed of data generated by its 40 million monthly visitors, plus new insights from a YouGov survey of more than 2,000 working adults, has overwhelmingly shown staff want greater salary transparency and a shorter working week.

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It finds a whopping 74%) of Britons claim they could do their job to the same standard in four days as they do in five. Meanwhile, 56% back full pay transparency.

The study also reveals:

  • While salary (57%) is the most important element to people, work/life balance (55%) is almost equally significant
  • A third of UK workers (31%) are dissatisfied with their current level of pay and over half (52%) say they would consider leaving their current role if their pay didn’t increase in the next 1-2 years