Job satisfaction

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 | Updated: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:59 GMT

UK workers are dissatisfied at work, according to a new survey.

The survey, from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, found SMEs in the North-West and West Midlands appear be unhappiest at work, recording the biggest downturn in enjoyment (47%), while the East Midlands showed the biggest increase in job satisfaction (40%), followed by the South-West (39%) and Scotland (35%).

Mike Williams, general manager of business banking at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, said: "It's easy to make assumptions about why people's enjoyment of their work appears to be declining – the current economic situation being perhaps the most obvious. But when
you consider that nearly half of workers admit to taking less than 20 days holiday a year and more than three-quarters keep in touch while on those precious days away from the office, it paints a somewhat different picture."

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