Job Happiness in the Workplace Training Kit

A Training Kit on Workplace Happiness

Happiness is often defined through employees' experiences and the general assessment of the quality of their lives. Since individuals spend a great deal of their time in the workplace, understanding the role that employment and the work environment play in shaping happiness for individuals and societies is of great importance.

However, it should be noted from the outset that the relationship between happiness and employment is a complex and dynamic interactive process that works in both directions. Recent research indicates that work and employment are not only drivers of happiness, but happiness itself can also help shape labour market outcomes, productivity, and even organisational performance.

The Concept of Workplace Happiness

Happiness is a word with two sides: the first is experiential and refers to the psychological state in the present moment, and the feeling of positive emotions such as hope, joy, and enthusiasm; happiness thus lies in the prevalence of these positive emotions over negative ones. The second side is evaluative, in which individuals reflect on the moments of happiness they have experienced before and how this can contribute to their overall sense of satisfaction.

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Workplace Happiness for the Organisation:

This is the extent to which the organisation and senior management provide a suitable and appropriate work environment for employees, making them outstanding leaders with organisational loyalty and genuine belonging to the organisation, through a set of programmes, initiatives, and services aimed at promoting the psychological, mental, and physical health of employees.

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Workplace Happiness for the Employee:

This is a state the employee goes through when their mind and heart are filled with a balanced mix of positive emotions and mental pleasure in the work environment, reinforced by ideal and ethical goals and meanings, leading to health and biological wellbeing and a sense of happiness at work, which every individual in society seeks to achieve.