'HR burnout' | 70% of 'big job' HRDs & CPOs considering quitting

A whopping 70% of HR directors, majority from FTSE 250 companies or organisations with over 1000 employees, are considering moving from their current roles, new data released by LACE Partners has found.

The poll of HR professionals found that the top factors motivating the senior HRD or Chief People Officer to consider leaving their roles were long-held plans to move on once reaching this stage, at 21.7%.

Other factors included stress from working in their current organisations during the pandemic at 13%, wanting to take a break at 10.1%, as well as enacting plans that were previously deferred due to the pandemic also at 10.1%.

On top of this, almost one-quarter said they feel less emotionally attached to their organisations since the beginning of the pandemic.