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Revealed: the 10 UK cities where workers are happiest

Does your city make the list?

   Norwich - home to the UK's happiest workers
   Norwich - home to the UK's happiest workers Photo: PA/Chris Radburn
   Adam Boult

   By Adam Boult

   8:50PM GMT 02 Feb 2016
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   According to a recent study by 'business psychologists' OPP, the UK
   city where people are most happy in their jobs is Norwich.

   OPP, European distributor of Myers-Briggs personality test, questioned
   more than 2,500 workers about their levels of job satisfaction.

   36 per cent of respondents said they felt more satisfied at work than
   they did the previous year. Workload, salary and management changes
   were listed as the three most important factors influencing job
   satisfaction.

   Lowest levels of job satisfaction were reported among workers in
   Newcastle, Cardiff and Glasgow.

   The industries with the unhappiest workers were found to be finance,
   followed closely by retail, catering & leisure and manufacturing &
   utilities

   Highest levels of satisfaction were found among those working in
   architecture, engineering, building, sales, media and marketing.

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   John Hackston, Head of Research at OPP, said: “Although it is great to
   see employee happiness on the rise, our research shows that job
   satisfaction doesn’t fully translate into feeling successful at work."

   "Employees highlight that improving communication within organisations
   is particularly important. Effective communication will not only
   improve performance and decision-making but also enables employees to
   better understand the organisation’s strategy.

   "By addressing the factors that affect workplace satisfaction,
   businesses can help their employees achieve their full potential."

   A 2014 study by researchers at the University of Warwick found that
   'happy people were 12 per cent more productive than “normal” people.

   • Are happy workers more productive?

   During the research volunteers were either shown a comedy clip making
   them laugh or given free chocolate or fruit as an incentive.

   They were then given a series of arithmetic tasks. The happy group just
   did better. The unhappy group (weeded out through a series of
   interviews to ascertain if they were suffering from tragedy in their
   family life) did worse.

   • Nine easy ways to make yourself happier at work

UK cities with the happiest employees

    1. Norwich
    2. Liverpool
    3. Birmingham
    4. Brighton
    5. Plymouth
    6. Sheffield
    7. Nottingham
    8. Manchester
    9. Southampton
   10. Bristol

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