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European study shows UK workers happy and healthy

People in the UK are more satisfied with their jobs and less likely to take time off through illness, a major research study reveals.

Work and health
Chart 1: Does work affect your health
Chart 2: Sickness absence by country

Job satisfaction

Working time

About this research

People in the UK get more training, work shorter hours and have fewer work-related health problems than the European average, according to a major international survey of working conditions.