New year marks start of employee exodus

These are findings from research conducted by Investors in People, which found nearly half of the those in the engineering and manufacturing sectors looking for new jobs in 2016 and 19% already actively job hunting.

The findings are highlighted in Job Exodus Trends 2016, which shows over a fifth of engineering and manufacturing sector workers complaining about the lack of career progression (21%), a similar number (22%) saying they don’t feel valued as a member of staff, and 23% expressing dissatisfaction with their level of pay.

The survey of 2,000 employed individuals asked respondents to choose between two scenarios: a 3% pay rise, in line with recent UK increases, or a different non-remuneration benefit.

Over a third (36%) said they would prefer a more flexible approach to working hours than a 3% pay rise; 32% said they would rather have a clear career progression route; and 29% would rather their employer invested more in their training and development.