HeadlineJobs.hk is the first interactive intelligent recruitment platform in Hong Kong, co-operating with Sing Tao News Corporation Limited’s Headline Daily and its sister website hkheadline.com. It aims to provide applicants and employers with a brand new recruitment experience. As a neutral recruitment media, HeadlineJobs.hk would like to find out more on employees’ working condition. Thus, HeadlineJobs.hk jointly conducted the HeadlineJobs Quality Workplace Index Survey with Public Opinion Programme of The University of Hong Kong from 2008 in every quarter / half year.

HeadlineJobs Quality Workplace Index Survey focuses on the study of different work aspects among employees. Taken the diversity of interviewees’ background into account, the survey’s five targeted areas include Career Development, Job Nature, Relationship, Recognition, and Compensation. The survey is derived by asking the working population about their job satisfaction on 16 motivators as well as its level of importance. For details, please refer to the illustration beside.

The HeadlineJobs Quality Workplace Index is carried out by HeadlineJobs.hk, successfully interviewed 504 employed persons in September 2012 to study and analyse hot issues like the objectives of retirement investment, work-related expenses, creativity at the workplace and other topics. The study also examined trends related to job satisfaction, job-seeking rates and staff retention. Dr. Robert Ting-yiu Chung, Director of the Public Opinion Programme at The University of Hong Kong observed, “Compared to those registered same time last year, job satisfaction among employees has increased slightly while their job seeking rate has dropped somewhat. Further analysis finds that the job seekers are most dissatisfied with ‘advancement’, ‘benefits’ and ‘professional development’ of current job, while they consider ‘salary’, ‘safe environment’ and ‘co-working relationship’ as important to job satisfaction.”

In addition to these findings, the Index also investigated the portion of employees’ monthly income spent on major work-related expenses. The data show that employees spend 28% of their monthly income on meals, transportation, dressing and other things like entertainment, tele-communications and medical expenses. It is also interesting to note that women spent 31% of their monthly income on work-related expenses, higher than males at 26%. Female spending on dressing was significantly higher than the average figure and male spending. The survey also showed a clear correlation between monthly personal income levels and the percentage spent on work-related expenses. 16% of employees on average spent more than 50% of their income on work-related expenses, 24% of employees who earned less than $10,000 per month spent more than half of their salary on work-related expenses, compared with only 10% and 5% of those whose income levels were between $30,000-$49,000, and $50,000 or higher per month, respectively.

In addition, the high income group ($50,000 or more per month) invested for retirement primarily for life enjoyment purposes and quality medical expenses, a trend which contrasts with other employees who earned less. According to the latest HeadlineJobs Quality Workplace Index, 67% of employees hoped that their retirement investment could cover daily expenses, followed by other aspects such as life enjoyment (60%), property purchase (47%), development of personal interests (40%) and access to quality medical services (36%). “In view of the significant increase in Hong Kong’s aging population expected over the next two decades, issues related to investments for retirement are on the minds of more and more middle aged employees,” says Ms. Fanny Chan, CEO of HeadlineJobs.hk. “Referring to this study, employees should pro-actively plan ahead by taking into consideration their pursuits after retirement, and invest for the future. Solely relying on MPF resources is definitely not sufficient.”

For staff recruitment, many human resources professionals emphasise ‘creativity’ as a way to spur innovation and ultimately improve business results. Among employers, 56% supported the notion that creativity is a critical factor in hiring while 45% of employees considered creativity to be an important aspect in their work. More employees aged below 40 agreed with this. In addition, more top and middle managers as well as professionals regarded creativity as being important compared with general staff personnel.

HeadlineJobs.hk is glad to have Public Opinion Programme of The University of Hong Kong to be the partner of this survey. Together, we work on making this survey as neutral, accurate and inspiring as possible.

HeadlineJobs是全港首個互動智能的招聘平台，與同為星島新聞集團旗下的《頭條日報》及頭條網聯手合作，致力提供革命性的全新招聘方式。作為一個中立的招聘媒體，HeadlineJobs甚為關注在職人士的工作情況，始於2008年起聯同香港大學民意研究計劃，於每季 / 半年設計及推行《HeadlineJobs 職場滿意指數》。

《HeadlineJobs 職場滿意指數》是針對在職人士在工作上的不同議題而作出研究，關注的五個範疇包括事業發展、工作性質、人際關係、工作認同及薪酬褔利，並就受訪者的背境差異，進行深入的分析研究。研究環繞四個範疇，選擇16個影響職場滿意指數的因素，詳見右圖。

《HeadlineJobs職場滿意指數》於2012年下半年度調查於9月份進行，成功訪問了504名在職人士，探討熱門範疇包括退休投資目標、員工花費於工作有關開支、工作上創意及創造力等。研究亦探討員工滿意度、求職率及公司挽留員工策略。香港大學民意研究計劃總監鍾庭耀博士指出：「與去年同期相比，僱員對現職的滿意程度略為上升，但他們的轉工意欲就稍為下跌。深入分析發現，求職者較不滿現工作的『晉升機會』、『福利』及『專業發展』，而他們較重視工作中的『薪酬』、『安全環境』及『與同事關係』。」

此項研究同時就員工每月平均花費於工作有關的開支作出調查，數據顯示員工平均花費每月收入的28%於返工時間內的伙食費、交通費、置裝費及其他相關開支，如應酬費，電話費和醫療費等。研究更指出，女性花費在工作有關的開支佔其每月收入的31%，高出男性的26%，而有趣的發現是女性每月花費於置裝的開支顯著較男性為高。調查亦發現，員工每月個人收入與其花費於工作相關的開支的百份比有明顯相關性，16%員工平均花費超過50%收入於工作相關的開支上；而當中有24%平均月入低於$10,000的員工，每月平均花費超過一半收入於工作相關的開支上；相比於月入$30,000 - $49,000及$50,000 或以上的員工, 他們花費於工作相關的開支分別是10%及5%。

根據調查指出，67%員工希望他們的退休投資能支付日常開支，60%希望他們的退休投資能提供更好生活享受，其次是購買物業(47%)，發展個人興趣及嗜好(40%)，能應付較佳的醫療服務(36%)。Headlinejobs.hk 行政總裁陳筱芬博士表示：「香港人口老化問題預計於未來二十年出現，為退休生活，作出妥善投資將是中年員工關注的問題。根據今次研究，員工應更積極地規劃退休後的生活並作出適當投資，單靠強積金的投資回報實不足以應付。」

另外，不少人力資源專業人士都在招聘員工時十分注重員工創意及創造力，認為能最終提高公司業績。但調查卻顯示，只有56% 的僱主視創意及創造力為招聘員工的重要因素，而45%員工更認為創意及創造力於他們工作重要，相比之下，較多40歲以上的員工認同創意及創造力於他們工作重要。此外，與一般員工比較，中高管理層及專業人士較重視創意及創造力。