Are Britons’ professional priorities changing? Randstad research shows 29% of people have quit a job because it didn’t fit in with their personal life

According to new research from UK recruitment specialist Randstad, Britons are now prioritising wellbeing over work. The Randstad workmonitor report surveyed 35,000 employees across 34 markets and found that 34% of people would rather be unemployed than unhappy in a job, 48% would quit a job if it was preventing them from enjoying their life and 63% of people believe that their personal life is more important than their work life

In light of these findings, the research also showed that 29% of people also stated they have quit a job that didn’t fit in with their personal life. To help those looking to transition to a new role Randstad is offering Britons the chance to find a job through its new career coaching initiative, Randstad RiseSmart.

The Randstad RiseSmart programme is made up of two-three real career coaching sessions per person, delivered by professional coaches. Those participating will gain full access to Randstad RiseSmart's career development platform. These sessions offer participants the chance to discuss anything from how to change role, change career or make improvements to their skillset in current roles.

To shine a light on those who’ve made a career change that has transformed their life for the better, Randstad has launched a video series entitled ‘Bring it on’. The series spotlights four individuals, in roles ranging from ensuring the UK’s cyber security to delivering training programmes for prisoners, centred around rugby.

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Our HR solutions trends survey of 35,000 employees across 34 markets is one of the largest studies of its kind in the world.

In the UK, the Randstad workmonitor survey was conducted among 2,000 employed individuals across all industries.

This report provides a deep dive into the views and opinions of the UK workforce, across the five value propositions:

Randstad is the global leader in the HR services industry. We support people and organisations in realising their true potential by combining the power of today’s technology with our passion for people. We call it Human Forward. In 2020, we helped nearly two million candidates find a meaningful job with more than 236,000 clients. Furthermore, we trained close to 350,000 people. Randstad is active in 38 markets around the world and has a top-three position in almost half of these. In 2020, Randstad had on average 34,680 corporate employees and generated revenue of € 20.7 billion. Randstad was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands. Randstad N.V. is listed on the NYSE Euronext (symbol: RAND.AS).

For more information, see www.randstad.co.uk