Majority of Filipinos consider themselves 'fairly paid'—study
A recent WorkL survey found that a majority of Filipino workers believe they are "fairly paid" for their work.
According to their Global Workplace Report for 2024, the Philippines topped the survey for pay satisfaction, with 79% of respondents agreeing to the answer "I am fairly paid."
The United Aram Emirates comes second at 74%, while the lowest-scoring countries are Ireland at 68%, the United Kingdom at 68%, and New Zealand at 66%.
WorkL believed that "pay directly correlates with overall happiness and engagement" and their data showed that employees today want "more pay and greater flexibility in hours or home working."
"Our data shows that 24% of people that mention phrases related to ‘working from home’ also comment on the desire for higher pay, highlighting that flexibility is not the sole driver for wanting to work from home/work with a hybrid structure, with cost of travel playing into the topic of overall financial reward," the company stated.
Along with the interest in higher compensation, workers also expressed the desire to have more holidays, fewer hours of work, or lower travel expenses.
However, the Philippines scored high in terms of whether they are happy with their working hours, with 81% of respondents being satisfied. The average Filipino worker logs 41 hours per week, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority's Labor Force Survey.
UAE comes close behind with 79%, while the UK remains one of the lower-scoring countries on satisfaction over working hours at 75%, and Australia is the lowest at 73%.
In the same study, the Philippines also led in workplace well-being, with 79% of employees feeling valued by their employers. The USA also scored high at 73%, but the UK and Ireland are one of the lowest at 69% and 68% respectively
WorkL noted that younger individuals aged 19 to 24 reported higher risks on their well-being at 29% compared to older demographics aged 65 and above, who scored 20%.
"This trend suggests that older employees may have more access to supportive workplace practices or may experience less job-related stress as they close in on retirement age and reduced working hours," they remarked.
The company concluded that reward and recognition for employees remain lacking and called on employers to address these to "improve workplace happiness, boost productivity, and better align with the expectations of today’s employees, ensuring long-term business success in an increasingly competitive market."
The report surveyed over 400,000 individuals from over 100,000 organizations. The data used is sourced from over 100 countries including the UK, Australia, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Ireland, Philippines, South Africa, and the UAE, and provides a snapshot of the current state of the workplace from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 2024.
