10

0%

Reasons for leaving Employer

If you were to leave your present employer, what would your main (important) reason be?

After better career prospects (84%) the most likely reason for leaving an employer is better salary (78%, a 2% increase last year), followed by a better benefits package (64% versus 60%) while redundancy has grown from 21% to 24% during the last 12 months.

Base: All giving an answer (2009: 743 2010: 946)

Better Career Prospects Better Salary Better Benefits Package Management Style Relocation Change of Career Work in a Different Country Redundancy Retirement

2009 2010

18%

18% 36%

36%

54%

54%

72%

72%

90%

90%

Economic Activity Change

In your chosen professional activity, do you anticipate economic activity in the next 12 months to:

Given the present global economic environment, it is enlightening to see that 64% of survey respondents anticipate that economic activity will improve during the next 12 months, up from 41% last year.

70 56 42 28 14

14 0 Increase

2009 2010

Decrease

6%

Remain Unchanged

Base: All giving an answer (2009: 769 2010: 929)

41% 30% 29% 30%

64%

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