New online polling information from Monster.co.uk shows that with the UKís high employment rate at an all time high of 75% (Office of National Statistics), many people plan to look for new career opportunities this year. The UK has maintained a high level of employment for a long time, but previously people have been unsure about whether it was safe to look for another job. A steady employment rate has now given them a newly found confidence and dissatisfied workers are deciding to move on.
The Monster Meter investigated whether those long lunch breaks and doctorís appointments hint that your colleagues may be job hunting elsewhere and asked over 2,000 people: Do you plan to change your job this year?
70% (1399 votes) - Definitely, the sooner the better!
24% (477 votes) - I am thinking about it
4% (87 votes) - No, I am quite happy with my job
2% (38 votes) - I see no reason to change
Only 2% of those who took part see no reason to change employment. So why are so many Brits looking to change jobs? 2005 is the year of the employee, explains Alan Townsend, Regional Managing Director of Monster UK and Ireland. The UK unemployment rate is very low and employment is performing at a good pace. There are lots of opportunities out there at the moment and people are starting to realise that and this is clear to see when we look at the number of applicants increasing on the Monster.co.uk website.
Looking at attitudes across the rest of Europe, when it comes to changing jobs this year, the Spaniards are the keenest with 72% hoping to move as soon as possible. The happiest nation is the Netherlands, with 6% of people seeing no reason to find new work. Germany stands out in Europe with the highest score of 11% who do not wish to change job this year this is probably because of the feeling of insecurity in their unstable job market. Germany has reached its highest unemployment levels since the 1930s and figures have risen to five million - a 13% unemployment rate compared to the UKís 5%.
70% of Brits plan to change job this year, according to Monster Meter
The UK employment rate has increased, but are workers really satisfied?
