The Great Resignation | Why are so many workers quitting right now?

Why are so many workers quitting right now?
Why are so many workers quitting right now?
  • 41% of worldwide workers were considering quitting or changing professions this year, data suggests.

  • Further data finds 38% of British and Irish workers planned to quit in the next six months to a year.

  • With ‘The Great Resignation’ in full swing, experts have weighed in on why so many workers are seeking new opportunities.

Since the start of the pandemic, employees have been leaving their jobs in droves, in search of new opportunities. And according to a new report from BBC Worklife, employers have played a big part in “The Great Resignation".

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