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Manchester workers stay happier in their jobs for longer

A survey of British workers has shown that although people think London is the city to work in for long term prosperity, employees in Manchester are more likely to stay fulfilled within their jobs for longer.

The study was carried out as part of the research behind the 2014 Randstad Fulfilment @ Work Report.

Manchester ranks in the top five most desirable cities in the UK to work with 7% of employees regarding it to be the most professionally fulfilling place to work across the country.

Cities ahead of manchester were London, Brighton and Edinburgh.

In a further sign of Manchester’s growing reputation 30% of London workers believed that if they could be fulfilled anywhere else in the country it would be Manchester.

When asked about the desirability of the city’s workplaces over half of those surveyed (56%) believed that the North West is the most fulfilling place to work in the UK.

This was attributed to an improved pace of life and a greater opportunity for promotion.

When asked what the key to fulfillment within their roles, it was those in Manchester who believed that training and gaining new skills was the key.

The significance of upskilling in the eyes of workers in Manchester meant that 47% of them were happy to carry on in their current role for the next 10 years.

However Manchester still has the highest number of those surveyed feeling unfulfilled with their jobs, 16% of those surveyed compared to 12% of those in Newcastle said that they found their work very unfulfilling.

Victoria Short, managing director of Randstad Care said: “Big initiatives such as the BBC relocating their studios to Salford, have helped nurture the image of Manchester as an alternative career path to vie against the centrifugal pull towards London.

“In the North West, more palatable housing costs help make Manchester the smart financial choice.

“Residential and commercial schemes around key stations such as Manchester Piccadilly are set to generate £1bn a year until the project is completed; creating around 40,000 new jobs. Already boasting a larger economy than Wales or Northern Ireland, these new transport links will ultimately help to cement Manchester as Britain’s second city”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sophia Taha .