Workers no longer in for the long haul

Victorian Business Editor
Melbourne

ALMOST half of all workers believe they will remain in their current job for less than five years, and one in seven say they will stay less than a year as employees become more demanding of employers and seek to broaden their career experiences, according to a Newspoll survey.

The survey, conducted for The Australian last month, of 700 people involved in full and part-time work found those aged 18-34 years were significantly more likely to believe they would stay less than five years in their current job (57 per cent) compared with those aged 35-49 (38 per cent).

It found there were no significant differences between genders or geographic areas.

The survey also found an overwhelming majority of workers (80 per cent) believed their job would be more difficult or impossible without access to computer technology.

The trend was even more pronounced among those aged 35-49 (86 per cent) and those living in the five main capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth (84 per cent).

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