Jobseekers leaving employers due to lack of trust, survey suggests

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More than half of those planning on looking for a new job in 2014 want to leave because their do not trust their manager, a survey has found.

Fifteen thousand people questioned by recruiter staffbay.com said they 87% plan on leaving their job next year, and when asked why, 53% said they do not find their boss trustworthy.

“What this survey shows us is that there is a breakdown between employee and employer – many of the respondents to our survey said they simply don’t trust their boss to do the right thing by them and their career,” said Tony Wilmot, co-founder of staffbay.com. “Others felt they weren’t valued at all.”

The recruiter said job applications via its website had doubled over the last six months. “Employees are being very proactive at interacting with prospective employers for when the economy truly recovers,” Wilmot added.

“HR departments need to switch themselves onto the fact that young people are now willing to engage with potential employees in a completely different way. The problem of trust won’t solve itself – it’s up to employers to get to know their workforce as well as they can – before they lose them altogether.”