Generating fulfilment for workers
For many people, work is a fulfilling part of their life. Fulfilling work lets your workers:
- use their skills and talents
- influence the workplace
- solve problems
Giving people access to fulfilling work is an important part of being a Fair Work employer. A more fulfilling role can lead to:
- better job satisfaction
- improved health and wellbeing
- more productive workers
- increased innovation
Find out more about generating fulfilment at work.
How to generate fulfilment for workers
Getting started
Have regular conversations to help workers feel purposeful and happy with their jobs.
Think about how well you use people’s skills in your organisation.
Give workers opportunities for ownership of certain tasks or projects.
Next steps
Make sure your organisation has health, safety and wellbeing policies in place. These can help to drive productivity and make work more fulfilling.
Encourage employees to develop personal development plans. Help them design development objectives so they feel in control and use their unique skillsets.
Develop further
Invest in training and development for your workforce.
Tell job applicants about development opportunities in job adverts and during recruitment.
What are the benefits of using a tool such as the Fair Work Employer tool to benchmark our Fair Work journey?
Employer response
Using the Fair Work Employer tool provided a clear and honest snapshot of where we were on our journey at Connect Three - it really helped us see where we could go next. It supported us to celebrate our strengths in areas like effective voice and opportunity, while identifying new actions that could make a meaningful difference. The tool helped turn reflection into practical improvements such as enhancing our wellbeing offer and refreshing our team engagement approach.
We use it as part of our annual planning cycle to keep ourselves accountable and continuously improve. Combined with insights from other benchmarks including our B Corp impact assessment and Great Place to Work feedback, the Fair Work Employer tool has been a valuable part of understanding what’s working and where we can go further to make a positive impact for our people and clients.