These are the best places in the world to work in, according to new research
Australia ranked 10th best place.
By Hayley Peppin
THERE’S PLENTY of work-related terms, trends and research being thrown around now. From “quiet-quitting,” to “bare minimum Mondays” and the rise of hybrid flexible working — each career-based topic hopes to boost productivity and wellbeing in (and out) of the office.
While it’s no secret some countries are more liberal-minded with their working policies and values, turns out Australia is a more than decent country to launch, continue and conclude your career in.
A study conducted by Sambla (a comparison platform for personal finance) collated and compared data from 33 OECD countries to ultimately determine the best places to work around the world in 2023.
The Swedish company looked into areas such as employment rate, childcare cost, the gender pay gap, inflation and happiness.
Unsurprisingly, the Nordic and Scandi countries came out on top with Iceland hitting number one with a score of 54.2 (out of 60), followed by Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Sambla says this is due to the respective countries “high societal trust,” strong welfare systems, relatively low crime and unemployment rates. “This leads to a happy and fair society making these countries great places to work,” Yasin Kayhan, Head of Mortgage at Sambla shared.
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Next on the list was Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium — with Australia hitting number ten with a score of 44.3. Australia rated particularly well regarding employment rate and overall happiness, with an average salary of $55,451. However, data did reveal areas of improvement including the gender pay gap and childcare costs.
Countries which just missed out on the top ten were Finland, Canada, France and the United States of America. New Zealand even got 17th place on the list.
Aside from the overall best country to live in, Australia also scored the second spot on Sambla’s secondary study, ‘top 10 places to work if you love the sun.’
That we can universally agree on. There’s truly nothing better than Australia’s dopamine-inducing morning culture before a day of labour. A local run, beach yoga or a dog walk to the coffee shop is just the serotonin we need to fuel our creativity. And let’s be honest, who doesn’t take the first opportunity to work outside when possible?
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