'Great resignation' | 1 in 3 have retrained for new roles during pandemic

Nearly a third of workers have retrained for a new role or profession since the start of the pandemic, while one in six have already changed roles in that same time, new research has found.

HR software provider CIPHR polled over 1,000 workers to find out how many people have retrained and made a career shift since the start of the pandemic, in March 2020.

The findings suggested that nearly one in three (30%) have either already retrained and changed the industry they work in or have paved the way to do so by upskilling and retraining.

Senior managers seem the most open to pursuing different career paths, with one in four (26%) high earners having already retrained and made a change. A further 27% have retrained but have yet to start their new line of work. In comparison, just a quarter (23%) of non-managerial staff have retrained (ten per cent) while 13% have also made a career change during this time.