work
Wellbeing
Index 2022
Find out what employees are saying about work wellbeing and how the concept of Ok-nomics – the idea that employee wellbeing is directly connected to your bottom line – can’t be ignored.

The research
Run by
participants
industries
There is a strong relationship between satisfaction and motivation, effectiveness and retention.
Motivation
Dissatisfied in the work place
- 29%
- 15%
- 23%
Satisfied in the workplace
- 95%
- 93%
- 80%
As satisfaction increases so does motivation and effectiveness – so we can see a link between wellbeing and greater employee effectiveness.
This data speaks to the heart of Ok-nomics – staff who feel valued, rewarded, and listened to will create a culture of success. Staff who don’t will have the opposite effect.
Dissatisfied in the work place
Satisfied in the workplace
Motivation
Effectiveness
Likely to stay at workplace
- 29%
- 15%
- 23%
- 95%
- 93%
- 80%
As satisfaction increases so does motivation and effectiveness – so we can see a link between wellbeing and greater employee effectiveness.
This data speaks to the heart of Ok-nomics – staff who feel valued, rewarded, and listened to will create a culture of success. Staff who don’t will have the opposite effect.
Those working for organisations without a wellbeing culture/benefit are more likely to leave.
Offered wellbeing
Not offered wellbeing
%
Likely to look for a job next year
%
Likely to look for a job next year
The cost of recruitment, on-boarding new staff, lost productivity, and IP walking out the door can be significant. The research is clear – look after employee wellbeing and they are more likely to stay.
Offered wellbeing
%
Likely to look for a job next year
Not offered wellbeing
%
Likely to look for a job next year
The cost of recruitment, on-boarding new staff, lost productivity, and IP walking out the door can be significant. The research is clear – look after employee wellbeing and they are more likely to stay.
Understanding the Wellbeing Index drivers is the starting point to defining your wellbeing strategy. The 2022 report confirmed last year’s results – ‘genuine care’ still has the biggest impact.

The 2022 Work Wellbeing Index research covered a lot of ground. Watch this space to see reports on:
Millennial Misery
(Available now)
Tackling rising staff attrition
(Available now)
Burnout
– an issue that can’t be ignored
(Coming soon)
Managers
– the key to wellbeing
Get to grips with Ok-nomics and how building a wellbeing culture supports the bottom line.
Learn how to activate the benefits of greater employee wellbeing, satisfaction, and effectiveness through genuine care.
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