Companies that ‘prioritize work flexibility' have the happiest workers, new ranking shows

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Indeed released a ranking of the top 100 publicly traded companies in the United States where worker wellbeing is highest.

The index ranks the top 100 publicly traded U.S. companies where employees reported high levels of happiness, purpose, satisfaction, and low stress when prompted to take a survey while leaving a review of their employer on Indeed. And those high marks could be driving better business performance.Indeed's ranking found that companies with higher work wellbeing scores also have higher valuations, returns on assets and profits.

"A lot of these companies tend to prioritize work flexibility," says Kyle M.K., a talent strategy advisor at Indeed. Those policies allow employees to choose where, how and when they work,"giving them the option to go to doctor's appointments or soccer games or work from home if that's easier for them.

Leading the pack, H&R Block operates a hybrid workplace, with 42% of corporate staff working remotely full-time, the company's chief people officerA majority of job seekers want to work for companies that care about their feelings at work, according to M.K., and Indeed's list spotlights the firms they may want to consider prioritizing in their job search.

 

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