The survey of 12 countries places Switzerland, along with neighbouring Italy, in third place. In front are the Scandinavian nations (68 per cent) and France (61 per cent). In fourth place is Germany (50 per cent).
Kelly Services Switzerland said the countries that topped the league were those in which companies supported their employees by providing good child-care facilities and flexible working practices.
As workplace flexibility is not yet so widespread in Switzerland, Kelly Services said there were other reasons for Switzerland's relatively high job satisfaction. These included having a varied job and fair boss, as well as having good prospects for promotion and job training.
But in the survey the employees said they were mostly unhappy about promotion and training opportunities provided by their employees. In both cases dissatisfaction stood at 47 per cent.
"Employers are obviously not exploiting enough their workforce's real potential," said Leif Agnéus, the head of Kelly Services Switzerland. He added that employees were "ready to take on more work to realise their goals". To read more, click here.
Source: Swiss Info On-line.