OUR CANDIDATES TOLD US WHY THEY’RE CONSIDERING RESIGNING Lexi Jones – Recruitment Consultant, 84 Recruitment We’ve all seen the headlines: New Zealand employers are experiencing what has become colloquially known as the ‘great resignation’. A recent Kiwi survey by HR company Employment Hero showed us that “48% of workers are planning to change jobs in the next year, while 40% of workers are planning to search for a new job within the next six months”. These are hugely significant figures for staff turnover.
S
o what’s really fuelling the great
most people can handle that kind of
exodus, and is there anything
pressure for only a short time.
employers can do to retain their
best people? As I worked through our 2022 salary
It causes burnout quickly, and people get so exasperated and stressed that they look for a different
review responses from our network
job that isn’t going to make them feel
candidates earlier this year, I asked
that way.
this all-important question: what could your employer be doing better? Of course, the usual “more money”
If your employees are feeling overwhelmed, it’s extremely important to support them, even if
and “more flexibility” came up
that’s simply hiring administrative
plenty of times, but there were a few
support or getting someone in on a
common answers that we need to be
temporary contract part-time. It might
paying attention to.
cost you up-front but losing that
1. “I feel like I’m doing the jobs of three people.”
skilled person who already knows the job, combined with the cost of onboarding and training someone,
Feeling stressed, burnt out, and
means that more often than not it’s
exhausted has become the norm for
worth hiring help.
a lot of employees since COVID hit. captured this sentiment perfectly, “I
2. “There’s no career progression.”
feel like I’m doing the jobs of three
Having a good culture alone won’t
people.”
do the trick. Ask yourself, are your
To quote one of our candidates that
Perhaps someone on your team has
employees’ full potential being
left and you haven’t managed to hire
realised and are you providing them
a replacement yet, or you’re trying
opportunities to grow? When was the
to make ends meet and navigate
last time you actually sat down with
your budget – whatever the reason,
them and asked them about their
your people are feeling it. Pulling the
goals?
weight of multiple people has such a profound effect on stress levels –
There are a lot of businesses that have a layered organisational
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