What is the proportion of employees who feel supported by the people in their direct working environment?
Employed people often spend more time with colleagues and superiors than with friends or family. A good working atmosphere is therefore of central importance for the quality of work.
The information is based on the self-assessment of the interviewees as part of a Europe-wide telephone survey on working conditions.
Almost 80% experience support from colleagues
An important positive aspect of work is a friendly work environment. In 2021, a total of 80% of respondents aged 15 and over said they were always or mostly supported by their colleagues.
However, the percentage of those who perceive support decreases with increasing age. While 86% of the 16-24 year olds experience the most support from their colleagues, the proportion among employees aged 55 and over is 13 percentage points lower (73%). At 75%, men state that they receive support more frequently than women of the same age group (71%).
Almost two thirds of employees receive support from their superiors
Supervisor support also plays an important role in the quality of cooperation and work evironment. Almost two thirds (65%) of the employees in 2021 said they were supported by their superiors. The percentage decreases with with increasing age.Employees aged 55 and over are the least likely to perceive the support of their supervisor (58%), among 16-24 year olds it is 73%.
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source: European Working Conditions Survey (EWCTS) 2021. | |||
| Support from colleagues | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Support from supervisors | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Information on the Indicator
Description or definition
Percentage of employees (aged 15 or over) who receive help and support from their colleagues in all employees (aged 15 years or over)
and
Percentage of employees (aged 15 or over) who receive help and support from their in all employees (aged 15 or over).
Support is present when respondents indicated that they always or often received support from their colleagues or from their superiors.
Source
European Working Conditions Survey (EWCTS 2021)
Information for interpretation
Results are based on the self-assessment of respondents in the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCTS 2021).
For more information on the European Working Conditions Surveys (EWCS) and the comparability with results from previous surveys please refer to the website of Eurofound.