Since the UK finally admitted that it was in the grips of a recession in January this year, your top talent has been battening down the hatches and biding its time... waiting for the moment the market finally starts to show signs of improvement before upping sticks and moving on.
In a recent survey conducted by the CIPD, 34 per cent of respondents admitted that whilst job security concerns are forcing people to stay put at present, they plan to make a move to pastures new in as little as a year’s time.
The recession has been hard on everyone, and whilst a proportion of the workforce have lost their jobs entirely through a rash of redundancy, those left standing are expected to do more work for less money to compensate for their erstwhile colleagues and help the business survive the storm. This has led to a league of incredibly talented, yet incredibly disgruntled, employees who are keen to take their new skills and place them elsewhere at the very first opportunity.