Japan Ranks Last in Global Survey of Employee Well-Being

According to this new study, this archipelago tops the ranking of the worst countries in the world regarding well-being at work.

Well-being at work is important to protect the mental health of employees. It allows employees to be satisfied and fulfilled in the office. You may not know it, but the psychological state of workers continues to deteriorate.

In any case, this is what a new global study carried out by the McKinsey Health Institute reveals. Indeed, the institute is interested in well-being at work.

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To do this, the branch of the consulting firm surveyed more than 30,000 employees from 30 countries about their physical, mental, social and spiritual health: “For most adults, the majority of daily waking life is spent at work», Explain the authors of the study.

Result: the respondents are mostly happy at work. However, the institute noted strong disparities depending on the territories, underlines La Dépêche.

The employees of this country are not happy

And the prize for worst country for well-being at work goes to Japan: “Japan comes last in this global ranking of employee well-being, measured by assessing physical, mental, social and spiritual health», explains the site Bloomberg.

As the study specifies, only a quarter of Japanese employees consider themselves to be in good health, the lowest rate in the ranking. Indeed, Land of the Rising Sun obtained a satisfaction score of 25% while the world average stands at 57%.

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«Although Japanese companies have built a reputation for offering lifelong employment and job security, this also means that employees may find it difficult to move on if they are unhappy.», Details Bloomberg.