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(Picture: PA Archive)Around a third of office workers in London plan to quit their jobs, research has found.
Researchers surveyed more than 2,000 workers in the capital and found that 33 per cent are actively looking for new roles.
Employees cited a lack of flexibility, poor work/life balance and wanting a higher salary as the main drivers fuelling their desire for change.
One in ten (12 per cent) said a lack of access to appropriate technology as their reason for quitting while one in four (26%) said they want more opportunity for career progression.
Across the UK, people aged between 25 and 34 are the most likely to depart with almost one in three (30 per cent) actively looking for a new role.
This compares to just one in eight (13 per cent) of those aged 55 and over.
The survey also revealed a quarter (26 per cent) of office workers in London feel a lot more positive about their career prospects now than they did pre-pandemic.
Jo Bertram, Managing Director at Virgin Media O2 Business, which conducted the survey, says: “A new financial year, coupled with a new – hybrid – normal after two years of flux, has created an ‘Employee Transfer Window’ that will see more than half of the UK’s office workers look to change roles in the coming weeks.
“We know that tech can help make many of the changes employees want: from connecting them to training, upskilling and mentor programmes, to giving them more choice about when, how and where they work.
“When it comes to recruitment and retention, tech is a great enabler. At Virgin Media O2 Business we’re working with our customers to explore exactly how fixed and mobile connectivity and digital workplace tools can build better ways of working for everyone.”
