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Employee Benefits News: Britain’s Best Bosses Revealed

Job seekers take note, as the industries containing the UK’s best bosses have been revealed.

In a survey of 1,024 UK employees published in the One4all Rewards Review of UK Management whitepaper, financial services bosses – such as those in banking and insurance – took the top spot, with 62% of workers in this sector describing their boss as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’.

Management in the professional services industries, such as law and accountancy, were a close second, with 61% of workers describing their bosses this way.

Employers in the leisure and travel industry came third, with 3 in every 5 workers (60%) scoring their boss highly.

Healthcare managers came in fourth, with 59% of workers in this sector describing their boss as ‘good’ or ‘excellent.’

And more than half of civil service workers rate their local and national Government bosses this way (58%).

Nationally, 56% of the UK workforce were positive about their bosses – and just 13% described them as ‘poor’ – suggesting that, overall, the British workforce has a high opinion of its managers.

Management in the education sector (56%), administrative and support service (55%), retail (54%), trades (53%) and information communications (50%) followed in the remaining top five highest scored bosses in the UK.

Bosses looking to establish a better relationship with their employees should focus on improving their communication skills, which workers feel it is most important for their bosses to possess, with 78% of the vote.

Being grateful and regularly giving thanks and showing appreciation for staff’s efforts was also key for 65% of UK employees.

While mucking in when times are tough or when things are busy would score brownie points with 62%.

Declan Byrne, Managing Director at One4all Rewards, commented: ‘Britain’s bosses play an essential role in driving our economy forward, but even the most informed and experienced boss would struggle to maintain a successful, growing company without their work being underpinned by happy and hardworking staff who feel motivated and incentivised to perform for the business.

‘It’s interesting to see just how popular the UK’s business leaders are, but there are a small number who are unfortunately not quite winning the loyalty of their staff – indeed, more than 1 in 10 (13%) go as far as to say their boss is ‘poor’ – so there is some work to be done by those in certain organisations.

‘Effective and expressive communication is the most crucial distinction workers measure their bosses by. Everyone wants their efforts to be recognised and valued, and to clearly understand what it is their manager expects of them. Communication is absolutely vital for maintaining positive morale in the workforce.’

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The top 10 industries in which workers describe their bosses as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’:

1. Financial services – 62%

2. Professional Services – 61%

3. Leisure and travel – 60%

4. Healthcare – 59%

5, Local or National Government – 58%

6. Education – 56%

7. Administrative and support services – 55%

8. Retail – 54%

9. Trades – 53%

10. Info communications – 50%

11. Agriculture, forestry and fishing – 50%

12. Transportation – 49%

13. Manufacturing – 49%

14. Utilities – 43%

The top 10 behaviours / skills workers rate highest in their bosses:

1. Good communication skills – 78%

2. Regularly thanking staff for their efforts – 65%

3. Showing a willingness to muck in and help out with work that technically isn’t in their job description when times are tough or busy – 62%

4. Showing consideration for workers’ work/life balance – 60%

5. Actively trying to develop workers’ skills (e.g. arranging training) – 56%

6. Regularly catching up with all staff about how they are

   progressing / feeling

   – 55%

7. Rewarding staff for their efforts in a tangible way (e.g. buying a round of drinks, giving bonuses, etc.) – 47%

8. Offering flexible working – 43%

9. Asking about workers’ lives outside of work – 29%_

10.  Providing tangible benefits – e.g. health insurance, gym membership, childcare vouchers, etc.

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