Bloomberg
London beats Brighton and Oxford for the UK city with the highest overall employee satisfaction, according to a new
survey. Belfast came in last.
Glassdoor analysed over 300,000 employee reviews from across the country between January 2021 and February 2022, during height of pandemic.
The capital won an average rating of 3.92, scoring high in career opportunities, culture and values, and positive business outlook. London came in third place for compensation and benefits, despite being the city with the highest salaries. “Possibly a result of the contrast between its wages and exceptionally high living costs,†Glassdoor.said.
Brighton is considered best place for diversity and inclusion efforts and work-life-balance. Greater Manchester scored top marks for employees who are the most satisfied with their compensation and benefits.
The research suggested it’s not all about the money. Across the UK, culture and values was deemed the most important factor in employee experience and compensation and benefits the lowest.