Study title

The annual survey studied employee opinion on the quality of working life in Finland. Main themes included organisation of work, development opportunities and flexibility, learning and training at work, wages, workplace bullying, capacity to work, and changes in working life. Questions in the barometer have mainly remained the same each year. The questionnaire, target population and collection method of the survey were changed for the 2021 collection round. First, the respondents were asked about the number of people employed at their workplace, changes in the number of staff, their primary place of work, and their membership of trade unions and unemployment funds. Satisfaction in the working environment was charted with questions about openness, encouragement, trust and equality in the workplace, and opportunities for employees to develop and apply new ideas. Further questions covered measures taken to improve employees' capacity to work and safety of work environment. The respondents were asked whether their place of work supported its employees in learning and trying new things, and whether they had taken part in job-related training in the last 12 months and received a salary during that time. Participation in job-related training through different methods (e.g. online, with a mentor, self-study) and opportunities to develop skills during work hours were also surveyed. The next set of questions focused on flexible working time arrangements at the workplace, pay and bonus systems, satisfaction with the pay level, and digital tools as part of work. Autonomy at work was surveyed by asking about influence over own work tasks and working pace, over the distribution of work in the workplace, and about working to a tight schedule. Remote work was investigated with questions on whether the respondents had worked remotely during the past 12 months, whether they had a quiet place where they could work remotely, whether remote work was a productive way for them to work,...