The number of employees applying for jobs in other
organisations has jumped dramatically during the past six
months.
One in six employees say
they have recently applied to leave their current
employment.
One in five say
they are
actively
looking around
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an increase of 36%
since June.
And almost half say they are considering a move.
The increase in job seeking activity is just one
highlight of Leadership
Management Australasia’s latest
Leadership, Employment and Direction Survey
(L.E.A.D.).
“The signs are clear –
with the slow return to more normal economic conditions,
talented employees are already on the move, looking for new opportunities,” says Grant
Sexton, CEO of Leadership Management Australasia (LMA).
Although 87% of employees would prefer to develop their career with their current
employer – the problem is that only 64% believe that’s possible.
“One in five employees is looking to jump ship for a better offer. Organisations will need
to be highly vigilant in talking with and staying close to their top people. If they don’t,
they’ll lose them,” says Mr Sexton.
“Too many managers and business leaders seem to be trading on the loyalty of the
people who helped them through the worst of the global financial crisis. But they could
be in for a wake up call. They must identify and talk to their top people to lock them in for
the future,” he says.
“With no reassurance about their own futures, it’s no wonder so many people are casting
around looking for other opportunities.
One of Australia’s most significant surveys into workplace issues and their effect
on management and employees, L.E.A.D. is now an on-line rolling survey.
Survey results are released in waves three times each year, constantly updating what is
really happening within Australian organisations.
For a copy of the L.E.A.D. Survey results go to
L.E.A.D. is an independent survey and includes the views of more than 3000
representatives from all sectors, locations and organisation sizes. Participants include
employees, frontline managers and supervisors, business leaders and senior
management.
It draws on 10 years of previous surveys to analyse changes in the workplace, providing
the latest insights, trends and emerging issues affecting business and people
management.
Leadership Management Australasia has been at the forefront of training and
development in Australasia since 1972.
LMA CEO Grant Sexton is available for interview (03) 9822 1301
Or contact Stephen Claney at Media Impact 0404 073 899
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