NZ employees rate work-life balance as top priority

NZ employees rate work-life balance as top priority, while job seekers eye cash, survey shows

By Anna Lu

May 26 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand workers rated work-life balance as the most important factor in keeping them with their current employer, while job seekers continue to view salary and employee benefits as the No.1 priority, a survey published today by human resources specialist Randstad shows.

Among nearly 8,000 work-aged Kiwis polled this year, more than 53 percent weigh work-life balance the most on their decision to stay with the current employer. But for people looking for work, only 10 percent rated that as the biggest attraction in a job, up from just 4 percent in 2012, the survey showed.

“As far as New Zealanders are concerned, there is more to a job than money,” said Randstad New Zealand country manager Brien Keegan.

However, money continues to trump conditions. For the fifth consecutive year since the survey was started, salary and employee benefits rank highest of five most important criteria for choosing an employer, by 21 percent respondents. That is followed by long-term job security at 12 percent, interesting job content on 11 percent, and pleasant working atmosphere, at 10 percent.

The survey found 20 percent of respondents said they would change jobs in the next twelve months, citing lack of career opportunities, loss of interest in job content, and low compensation as the main concerns, which is consistent with the global trend.

(BusinessDesk)

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