New Year, New You. Right? It’s the start of another year and Australians are deciding how they want the year to pan out. Setting goals for the future and getting rid of anything that has not served them over the past year, including their jobs and careers. So, what are the main reasons Australians are quitting their jobs in 2019?
We’ve done some research and made a list for you to check out the top five reasons for quitting your job, below.
Not reaching career goals.
Career progression is an important part of enjoying work and having purpose in the workplace. If there is no chance for career progression, there is nothing to work towards giving staff very little incentive to work hard towards a goal or attempt to grow within their role.
Income expectation or lack of incentives.
Australians are no longer interested in working hard for the money if the money isn’t meeting their financial needs. We all know living ain’t cheap. We are in an era of fair and equal pay and Australians are not willing to compromise on what they earn if the role is worth more than the salary or wage offered. This is the same for incentives. If a workplace is offering a lower wage with the promise of supplementing that wage with incentives such as a car, phone plan or health care benefits than the employee may be inclined to work for these instead of an extra wage, but if the incentives are not useful or financially viable, Australians just aren’t sticking around for them.
Flexibility.
Australians enjoy flexibility in their work week to be able to take time off where they can. This is not based on laziness as some may believe but is often due to commitments beyond our control. Weddings, family events, corporate functions, legal requirements and general ‘life-admin’ more often than not, take place during the standard work hours. Australians aren’t necessarily asking for extra time off, just flexible hours to be able to make up any time off when possible. If this is not something a workplace can offer, it may be cause enough for some employees to start looking for work elsewhere.
The option to work from home.
The internet has made it possible to do almost every job remotely. Meaning we no longer need to go to an office and sit at a desk to complete everyday tasks. Between smartphones, tablets and laptop computers everyone has their emails and digital accounts in the palm of their hand. With this available, the option to work from home is something Australians value. This ties in with flexibility and workplace culture. Being able to visit the office when necessary but having the freedom to work remotely gives employees a sense of ownership over their role and encourages self-motivation. If employers are open to the option of staff working from home while being guaranteed that work will be complete this is a huge positive. If employers refuse to discuss this option or allow staff this flexibility, they are likely to look for work elsewhere.
Negative workplace culture.
It’s 2019, workplace culture is becoming increasingly important to Australians. If the workplace has a negative culture, treats staff poorly, underpays, has unrealistic expectations or is ungrateful of hard work, staff will leave. Australians place lots of importance on good work-life balance and if they are working in a negative space this will have a negative impact on work-life balance, affecting other areas of their life.
So if you are looking at your job and weighing up your career goals and work-life balance, ask yourself, “Are my expectations of the above list being met?”. If not, how can you change that? As an employer, if you are finding your staff are leaving or moral is low, check out the list as ask yourself, what you could be doing better in order to create a desirable workspace for your staff.
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