Canadians confident in their job security, but less satisfied: survey

A new survey of employees suggests tough economic times are taking a toll on career paths and job satisfaction.

The survey conducted by Harris-Decima Research on behalf of Ceridian Canada found significantly more workers than last year who believe they will not be getting a pay boost, bonus or promotion in the next year.

And four in 10 say they believe their employer is using the bad economy as an excuse to deny them a promotion or more money.

Ceridian, a human resources solutions provider, notes than 75 per cent of employees feel secure in their jobs, about the same as last year.

But on the job satisfaction indicators, there’s been dramatic shift downward, the survey suggests.

Eighty-five per cent of the 800 polled say they don’t expect a promotion for another year, compared to 39 per cent in 2011, and 43 per cent say they don’t expect a salary increase, compared to 27 per cent 12 months ago.

Overall, 31 per cent expressed dissatisfaction with their career progression, eight percentage points higher than a similar survey conducted in 2011.

The poll of 800 employed Canadians was conducted in early March.

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