Most staff say they could beat the boss

Nearly two-thirds of UK employees believe they could outperform their manager at his or her job, a survey has found.

In a study of 1,010 employees conducted for careers web site fish4.co.uk, 59 per cent said they could do a better job than their manager.

Asked to name their ideal boss, 45 per cent said they would like to work for Sir Richard Branson.

Sir Alex Ferguson was the first choice of 15 per cent of respondents, and Chris Evans picked up just 3 per cent.

www.Fish4.co.uk

By Helen Rowe