Two-thirds of employees or 66%, are worried about their current job or career in light of the global economic slowdown according to research from Seek Intelligence. When that same question was asked in August, 2008 only 39% of respondents were feeling worried.
The Seek survey of Employee Satisfaction and Motivation found that more than 70 per cent of people think that it will take them longer to find a job now compared to 12 months ago, a massive jump from 39% when the question was posed in August, 2008 and an even bigger increase from the 29% recorded in 2007.
Now in its sixth year, the survey found that despite changes in the economic climate, the things employees love and hate about their current roles remain remarkably similar year on year.
Respondents rated:
Respondents rated:
· the people they work with,
· their boss, and
· the benefits they receive, such as flexible time, as their top three loves in their current job.
· stress level,
· the quality of management and
· feedback/appreciation (or lack thereof), are the most hated aspects.
“The things that employees love and hate about their current jobs remain remarkably similar each year with their work colleagues remaining the best part of their job and stress the worst aspect. What this tells employers and HR managers is that they don’t need to reinvent the wheel; addressing the core issues that affect employees is important no matter what the economic climate,” said Paul Bassat, joint CEO of Seek.
Employees who work for a privately owned company with less than 200 employees were the most concerned while those who worked for the Government were the least concerned.
With thanks to, My Business e-news, October 29, 2008.
