Latest Research from SHRM Shows Major Increase in Importance of “Feeling Safe at Work”

The increase in the importance of feeling safe at work is of particular note because the principal issues regarding job satisfaction usually show little change survey to survey – varying just a couple of points up or down in the rankings but rarely spiking in just two years.

The most important issues generally include job security, benefits, work/life balance, compensation and communication with senior management and supervisors.

While workplace safety jumped in importance for employees, the same cannot be said for HR professionals responding to the survey. HR respondents said they thought feeling safe at work was only slightly more important as a job satisfaction factor this year than it was two years ago, and they thought it was low in employees’ ranking of their priorities.

Such a discrepancy might suggest a need for HR practitioners to re-evaluate the strategic importance they place on workplace safety as it appears to be one of the most important factors in employee job satisfaction.

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