Ambitious staff set to change jobs in coming year
More than 40 per cent of the UK workforce plans to change jobs within the next year.
According to a survey by recruitment website Totaljobs.com, almost a quarter cite career advancement as their main reason for leaving their current job.
Keith Robinson, commercial director for Totaljobs.com, said: “The results reveal that the UK workforce no longer believes in the concept of ‘a job for life’.”
Surprisingly, it isn’t salary and flexi-time that is keeping workers motivated in their jobs. Just 2 per cent cited work-life balance benefits such as flexi-time as a motivating factor in their job.
Today’s workers are more interested in the variety and challenge of the role (46 per cent) and promotional and career advancement opportunities (20 per cent).
Quentin Reade