A quarter of Spanish workers are considering changing jobs in the coming months and salary is the main reason for the change
The phenomenon of the ‘Great Renunciation’ extends to Spain. This unprecedented trend, which unexpectedly started in the United States last year when nearly 50 million workers left their jobs voluntarily, is crossing borders and spreading to more countries. In the UK and Italy, 1.3 million workers left their jobs in the first nine months of 2021 and now, thanks to a survey by The Adecco Group in eight countries, this phenomenon appears to be gaining momentum in Spain. For example, a quarter of employees want to change jobs next year (a figure in line with 27% worldwide); In addition, half are already actively applying for other positions and conducting interviews with recruiters and companies, according to the ‘Global Workforce of the Future 2022’ survey.
In addition, 17% of Spaniards say they have been approached by recruiters from other companies, suggesting that headhunters and organizations are taking advantage of the Great Renunciation and an ever-changing global workforce to attract the best talent for their jobs. By region, workers in China, Japan and Italy are more reluctant to quit their current jobs; in contrast, in Australia, Switzerland and EEMENA, they are more likely to quit their job next year.
It should be noted that while this may seem to be synonymous with unhappiness, it is not, as it is precisely in these countries most prone to the Great Renunciation that workers have a greater sense of job security (more than 75%), a 69% in Spain, which seems to indicate that they are simply more confident in considering changes in their professional career.
Despite the economic climate, the war in Ukraine and inflation, the majority of workers (72% globally and 69% nationally) feel safe and not worried about losing their jobs. Employees in Germany, the United States and the Scandinavian countries are the most assured of a new job in less than six months. Italy, Japan, France and Spain are the states where workers are least confident in their ability to find a new job in less than six months. In Spain the percentage is even 6 percentage points lower than the global average, only 55% of Spanish workers think they will have a new job within six months.
Salary is the number one reason people change jobs, and 45% of global workers looking to change in the coming year say salary is their number one reason. In Spain, more than half, 55% of workers surveyed, say they will leave their jobs in the next 12 months to get a higher salary.
Source: La Verdad
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