Most Indians pleased with their jobs

New Delhi: Workers in India rate their work environment, teamwork and other aspects of their jobs more favourably than workers in other Asia-Pacific countries, according to a new WorkAsia study.

The study, conducted by global human capital consultancy Watson Wyatt Worldwide, surveyed employee attitudes across 11 Asian markets about their commitment, alignment and enablement as well as 10 related workplace factors.

Indian workers rate their job satisfaction, work environment and teamwork higher than any other categories measured. Seventy-one per cent of the surveyed employees are satisfied with their jobs.

The same percentage of employees also rates their employers favourably on work environment. These numbers are eight and 11 percentage points higher, respectively, than the Asia-Pacific norms. Sixty-seven per cent of workers think their employers facilitate effective teamwork between co-workers - 13 percentage points higher than the average for the region.

"The high ratings for effective teamwork are encouraging in light of the high concentration of information technology and business process outsourcing firms in the Indian economy," said Sanjay Bharwani, Country Manager of Watson Wyatt India. "Teamwork in India is not something that is simply done to create a positive corporate culture; it is an essential business process."

The WorkIndia survey also found that, like their Asian counterparts, Indian workers are the least satisfied with their compensation and benefits. More Indian workers (39 per cent) rate this category favourably than do workers in any other country in the region. Nonetheless, only 35 per cent feel they are paid fairly in comparison with people with comparable jobs at other companies, and only 42 per cent are pleased with their opportunities for incentive pay.

"The relatively low overall satisfaction with compensation highlights the need for Indian employers to ensure they keep up with a rapidly developing economy," said Bharwani. "Effective communication about how individual pay is determined and about companies' overall performance will become more and more important as the job market becomes more competitive.