"Companies that record high levels of employee satisfaction tend to be more profitable than average and - in the case of listed companies - to generate high performance over time". This is the conclusion of a study conducted by Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and George Ward, professors at the University of Oxford, and Micah Kaats from Harvard University. This awareness is beginning to spread in Italy, as evidenced by the most recent edition of the SME Welfare Index. Between 2016 and 2023, the percentage of companies with a high or very high level of corporate welfare tripled, accounting for 33.3% of the total. Taking into account ten areas of intervention, the analysts examined the policies of 7,000 companies that operate in the Peninsula. These areas included protection, health, work-life balance, economic support, human capital development, education and culture support, working conditions, rights and inclusion, social responsibility towards consumers and suppliers, and community welfare. It was discovered that 75% of Italian small and medium-sized businesses enjoy at least average levels of corporate welfare. This is a significant result, given that small businesses frequently lack a formal human resource division.
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