Brits easiest to get on with at work

Spending 5 days a week with the same people can be enough to drive you to a new job, but British people are the easiest people to get on with at work, according to a new survey by Robert Walters plc, the international recruitment company.

The international research was carried out across the world and showed that compared to their global counterparts, Brits are least likely to leave work because they donít get on with their colleagues ñ just 11% of people leave their jobs because of personality clashes. This compares to nearly 40% of people in Belgium and 26% in the Netherlands who donít get on with the boss.

Robert Walters plc questioned 3170 candidates around the world to find the most common reasons for leaving a job and over 50% of respondents said it was due to career advancement opportunities - by far the most popular choice for moving on.

ëIn the UK we are highly motivated and an ambitious nation. While this research shows that salary and where you work are important, itís good to know that we arenít just in it for the money! We all like to be rewarded for working hard, but for many people this doesnít just mean a big bonus,í says Oliver Harris, Director of Contract Recruitment at Robert Walters plc.

As a nation, we are highly motivated by career development, with one in five people moving on to progress up the career ladder. Promotion and getting valuable experience is seen by Brits as far more important than earning more money ñ a higher salary lures just 11% of Brits to change jobs.

While 14% of people in the UK leave their work due to simple geography, such as moving away from the area or a long commute.

Employees in the US and South Africa are shown to value salary as the highest motivator for moving to a new job, while Europeans are far less likely to move on due to the size of the pay packet. However, people living in Belgium and the Netherlands are more likely to have a personality clash with their colleagues.

In the Far East (Hong Kong and Japan), respondents showed that they are mostly motivated to move jobs for financial reward, with more than quarter of respondents leaving so they can earn more.