Interest, not salary, is workers' main motivation

An interesting job and good relationships with co-workers are more motivating to employees than a high salary, research published today suggests. And, according to the annual City & Guilds Happiness Index, bosses are falling behind their employees' expectations when it comes to flexible working. Some 57% of 1,000 people surveyed said that a strong interest in their job had kept them with their current employer, while 56% said that they stayed because of their colleagues. Only 44% of respondents said that a high salary made them stay. City & Guilds says its findings show that employers are out of touch, with 43% of managers offering bonuses, but only one fifth adopting 'flexible working practices', and one tenth allowing staff to work from home. "With a clear impact on the bottom line, improving workplace happiness is rising up the business agenda and employers cannot afford to ignore it," said City & Guilds managing director Bob Coates.


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