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Al mos thal fofwor ker swoul dt ur n downaj obi fflexi bl ewor ki ng wasn’ toffer ed Al ackofflexi bl ewor ki ngopt i onsi sdr i vi ng al mos thal fofUKwor ker st or ej ectj obsat at i mewhenempl oyer sar ei ncr eas i ngl y concer nedaboutt al entat t r act i onandr et ent i on.

That ’ saccor di ngt onew r es ear ch bys peci al i s tr ecr ui t mentfir m Rober tHal f .

Thefir m’ s2024Sal ar yGui de-whi chanal ys esandr epor t sonmar kets al ar i es , hi r i ng t r ends , ands ki l l sr equi r ement sacr os st he UK-r eveal edt hatwhi l epayr emai nsakey dr i verofj obmoves–wi t h63%ofwor ker s ci t i ngs al ar yasar eas ont or ej ectanoffer– flexi bl ewor ki nganddevel opmentoppor t uni t i esar eal s os i gni ficantmot i vat or s .

Al mos thal f( 47%)oft hewor kf or cewoul d r ej ectanew j obi ft hecompanydi dn’ toffer flexi bl ewor ki ng.

Af ur t her43%woul ddos o i fcar eerdevel opmentoppor t uni t i es wer en’ ts ui t abl e.

Ther epor tal s or eveal edt hat75%ofempl oyer sar ever yors omewhatconcer ned abouts t affat t r act i onandr et ent i on, wi t h al mos tat hi r d( 29%)ofwor ker si ndi cat i ng t hatt heyar eappr ehens i veaboutt he i mpactofheavyandi ncr eas edwor kl oads onpeerr et ent i on.

Kr i sHar r i s , Regi onalDi r ect or–UKTechnol ogySol ut i ons , atRober tHal f , comment ed: “ I t ’ sani ncr edi bl ycompl exhi r i ngl ands capeatt hemomentandwhi l es al ar i es r emai nas i gni ficantdr i verofcar eermoves , candi dat esar el ooki ngf orabr oaderpackaget hatgi vest hem mor et hanj us tagood paypacket .

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t ohi ghl i ghtt hos ebr andst hatar eenf or ci ngofficer et ur ns , t hef actt hat al mos thal fofwor ker swoul dt ur ndown aj obduet oal ackofflexi bl ewor ki ng opt i onsi saconcer n. “ Wi t hs uchas i gni ficantpr opor t i onof t heUK’ sempl oyer sconcer nedabout t hei rabi l i t yt or ecr ui tandr et ai nt al ent , whatcandi dat eswantneedst ot ake pr ecedenceoverwhatempl oyer swoul d pr ef ert os omedegr eeatl eas t .

I nflat ed s al ar i esar en’ tf eas i bl el ongt er m– i ndeedt hes t udyal s os howedt hat22% ofbus i nes s esdon’ tpl ant oofferpayi ncr eas es–butflexi bl ewor ki ngi s .

Al t hought her ecr ui t mentmar keti ss l owi ng, wi t ht hel abourmar ketdat af r om t heOfficef orNat i onalSt at i s t i css howi ng s us t ai nedf al l si nj obsoverr ecent mont hs , s ki l l ss hor t agess t i l lr emai n.

I n t hi senvi r onment , candi dat escont i nue t obeabl et ocommandmor e, andr i ght now t hati ncl udesflexi bi l i t y. “ Thefigur esar oundex ces s i vewor kl oadsar eal s oani s s uei ffir msar et o r et ai nt hekeyt al entt hathasbeens o di fficul tt oat t r act .

Bur nouti sar eali s s ue i nt hewor kf or ceandt hes el at es ts t at i s t i css ugges tt hi si s n’ tgoi ngt ogoaway oni t sown.

Whi l et her edoesneedt obe al onger t er ms ol ut i ont oex ces s i ve wor kl oads , i nt hei nt er i m, t heflexi bl e l abourmar ketcanpl ayas i gni ficantr ol e i nmanagi ngwor kl oadsandempl oyer s s houl ds er i ous l ycons i derwher ei tmay bebes tt oi nves ti ncont r acts t afft o r et ai nf ul lt i meempl oyees . ” Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSkyPR

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