Working Life Barometer: Quality of working life remains good despite increasing uncertainty in the labour market
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According to the Working Life Barometer, wage-earners often experience time pressure and interruptions in their work. On the other hand, the atmosphere at workplaces has improved.
The Working Life Barometer published annually by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment describes the quality of working life among wage-earners. A total of 2,072 wage-earners responded to the survey in autumn 2024.
Views on the labour market turn less optimistic
The views of wage-earners on the current state of the labour market have become more negative in the past two years. Significantly more people considered a lay-off possible. Confidence in finding a new job also fell further.
Atmosphere and culture of continuous learning have improved
In 2024, more than four out of five wage-earners felt that their workplaces had an atmosphere based on trust, where information was communicated openly, employees were treated equally and conflicts could be resolved.
The Working Life Barometer 2024 also asked about induction for the first time. Of the respondents, 77 per cent felt that new employees received sufficient induction at their workplace.