75% of professionals ‘would leave’

THREE out of four professionals surveyed in Ireland said they would consider leaving in the next three years if the economy does not improve.

The survey also found that a quarter of accountants said they would move because of the weather.

The survey of 2,173 professionals, conducted by recruitment firm Hays, found that more than one-third of respondents have already left the country in the last three years for work, to pursue an opportunity or because they had no other option.