A poll of 1000 people by supermarket Asda has revealed that half the UK population fear losing their jobs in the next six months. Given the constant media coverage of job losses, pay freezes and rising unemployment, that strikes me as an oddly low figure. Or is it just that Asda shoppers are remarkably optimistic?
The poll also found that:
- Only 35% of those surveyed feel secure in their jobs
- 50% expected their pay to be frozen - or to fall - this year
- Men are more worried than women
- Yonger people are more worried
Andy Bond, Asda's president and chief executive, says: "It is essential that people are reassured that the fear of losing your job is much higher than the reality." But with thousands of redundancies everyday, I remain unconvinced ....
