Thinktank says higher pay, shorter working week or better benefits can help solve labour market crisis
Companies need to offer higher pay, a shorter working week or enhanced benefits to prevent an exodus of unhappy staff over the next 12 months, research has found.
A survey by Autonomy , a thinktank specialising in the future of work, concluded that improving working conditions was vital for sectors suffering from acute labour shortages.
41% were considering leaving their job in the next 12 months.
Low pay, long working hours and poor mental health were often cited as reasons for dissatisfaction.
The majority of those considering quitting had been offered no incentives to stay by their employers.
Workers in these sectors reported that a pay rise, shorter working hours for the same pay and better in-work benefits such as holiday pay and pensions would stop them from resigning.
