Are your employees happy? This is the question every company needs to ask in today’s environment. Workplace culture is crucial when attracting and optimal staff.
Employee happiness is beneficial to companies, too. Research from Oxford University’s Saïd Business School uncovered a causal link between happy workers and a 13% increase in productivity.
The companies featured in Comparably’s annual list of the Happiest Employees of 2024 highlight the importance of a positive workplace that offers great benefits and an ideal work-life balance.
These awards are based on sentiment feedback from current employees who anonymously rated their employers on Comparably’s website during a 12-month period. The criteria determining the recipients included:
Feedback on factors that contribute to happiness at work, including a positive environment, fair pay, great benefits and more
Among the companies top on these lists is Paycom, a leading provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human capital management software. Paycom ranked in the top five among large companies with the happiest employees in the U.S. and Canada and for Best Company Perks & Benefits. Comparably also listed Paycom under Best Work-Life Balance.
According to the feedback Comparably gathered, 89% of surveyed Paycom team members feel they are paid fairly and 96% are satisfied with their benefits, with one worker telling Comparably, “The benefits and pay are the best I’ve experienced in my career so far.” These benefits include:
$1-per-pay-period individual health insurance
401(k) with generous matching
$0 copay for in-network therapy and counseling, making mental health care accessible
Pet insurance
Fully equipped fitness center, green spaces and a cafeteria serving catered lunches at the Oklahoma City and Grapevine, Texas campuses
Professional in-house well-being advisors
On-site interfaith spaces and weekly companywide guided meditation times
Paid parental, adoption/foster and secondary caregiver leave
95% of respondents also shared they feel their work environment is positive. A team member in the finance department spoke highly of Paycom’s culture in a Comparablyreview, writing, “I’m happy knowing the work I do makes a difference in this growing company, but most importantly, the friendships I have made [at Paycom] make my job very enjoyable.”
Paycom is one of the organizations on this list whose staff works in-office five days a week. To that end, 4 in 5 of its personnel surveyed by Comparably said they are satisfied with their work/life balance.
Chad Richison, Paycom founder, CEO and chairman, said, “It’s an honor to receive these recognitions because they came directly from our employees. We’re focused on creating the best employee experience for companies around the world through our software and that’s no different for our own.”
The company also earned additional accolades from Comparably earlier this year, including Best Company for Career Growth, Best Company Leadership, Best Company Outlook and Best Sales Team.
To learn more about its culture and employment opportunities visit paycom.com/careers.