EMPLOYMENT 1 ANNUAL JOBS SURVEY
Despite the gloom, more than half the employers surveyed expect to take on new staff in the coming 12 months
THE SURVEY IN FIGURES
60% 60% 30% 26% 46% 20%
did not receive a salary increase in 2010
say they feel very or fairly secure in their job
see their current work-life balance as good
cases, have decreased – falling by as much as 16% for some. Companies are unlikely to be able to raise
will change their job in the coming year
would recommend their employer to a friend
pay levels – and much less to want to be seen doing so – when they are shedding employees, and this is continuing in the sector. The survey found that one third (33%) of employers had let go between 1% and 5% of staff in the past 12 months, and a further 8% of employers had shed at least one in fi ve staff (20%) over the period. Reducing staff was also
have agreed to a salary cut in the past 12 months
the number one cost- cutting mechanism for employers, with 45% citing redundancy as their top means to cut back, and a further 36% citing the use of voluntary redundancy. More positively, 59% of
employees plan to change jobs within 12 months, while a further 31% think they will move within one to three years. The survey also reveals a degree
Employers are looking more to the long term and beginning to think about permanent appointments
employers said they expect to take on staff in the coming 12 months, highlighting their growing confi dence. However, of these, only 45% expected to recruit permanent staff.
‘Employers are looking more to the
long term and beginning to think about permanent appointments, but for now, temporary roles remain popular because it insures you against a lack of continuity of work,’ says Berry.
Talent challenge While fi nding new employees is likely to be easier than it has been in the past, holding onto talented employees over the coming years may prove more diffi cult. The survey found that more than a quarter (26%) of
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of dissatisfaction among employees towards their employer: only 47% would recommend their current company to a friend looking for a new job and when asked how they would rate their work-life balance 45% said average and 25% said it is bad. Attracting fresh talent
to building services has slipped off the agenda to some extent, as companies have been focusing efforts on the fi ght for survival. When employers and employees were both asked the same question
– ‘Do you think the industry struggles to attract any of the following’ – both groups cited young engineers and women among their top categories. However, there appears to be a disparity
in opinion between employers and employees on the extent of this problem. When it comes to young engineers, 39% of employers and 58% of employees agreed there was a ‘struggle’ in attracting recruits, and for women, where 48% of employers and 57% of employees felt there was a struggle. This may suggest that employers are not as aware as their staff of the age and gender barriers to recruitment that exist in the industry. As one employee respondent commented in the survey: ‘ [Our] industry may be
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