Kiwi bosses rated higher than Aussie counterparts

New Zealand bosses are rated higher by their employees than their Australian counterparts. Photo / Thinkstock

New Zealand employers are rated higher by their staff than their transtasman counterparts, according to research conducted by recruitment agency Kelly Services.

The findings are part of the Kelly Global Workforce Index, which obtained the views of 97,000 people in 30 countries, including more than 1800 in New Zealand.

Asked to rate their bosses based on their performance, New Zealand's employees delivered an average score of 6.7 out of 10, and a ranking of 11 out of the 30 countries included in the survey.

United States bosses ranked twelfth, one place ahead of Australia, and seven places ahead of the United Kingdom, which achieved 6.4 out of 10.

More than half (52 per cent) of Kiwi employees said they felt their efforts at work were recognised and rewarded - sharing a sixth equal ranking with the US and Canada. Australia and the UK were rated fourteenth and sixteenth respectively.

Almost half (46 per cent) of New Zealand employees believed their boss has done a good job preparing them for future success - ranking New Zealand in the top five countries.

Only 39 per cent of British respondents felt their boss had done a good job, compared to the 46 per cent who felt that they had not done a good job; 15 per cent were uncertain.

Meanwhile almost two-thirds (61 per cent) of New Zealand employees surveyed would be "highly likely" to recommend their current employer to a friend or acquaintance.

Just over half (57 per cent) of Australian respondents would be willing to do so, followed by the US, with 54 per cent.

- NZ HERALD ONLINE